First step almost done
only 80% of the engraving left…
Tag: WIP
Ongoing engraving
Some news of my latest work (still in progress).
After the preliminary drawing, I started with the engraving on the selected slate plate.
It’s long, very long… one hour and a half later I’m not really further…
My usual chisel (made out of a butter knife) is not sufficient as I have quite a lot of matter to remove so I made a new tool with a steel shaft.
I flattened one end with a hammer before sharpening it with a grindstone.
For the other end, I drilled a cork and stuck it on the shaft.
And here I am, with a brand new chisel perfectly ergonomic.
Draft
More vine
Slate
A bit tired of working on white vine for two weeks now, I rest a little with this engraving of a slate plate with a stained glass pattern.
I built the pattern by mixing elements from the gothic period, which doesn’t mean that it does not exists somewhere in the real world. If you know about it, please let me know, I’ll be happy to see it.
And I just don’t have a clue about what I’m going to do with it once finished, maybe a table mat ?
Etched vine
At last, I’ve finished the vine pattern on my steel plate !
I could then etch it, one hour and 60W in salted water.
A short blowtorch passage to burn the paint and reveal the etching and here we are :
Still have to sand the plate a little bit to remove the paint remnants but I already find it quite nice. I hope I’ll be able to keep the blue shade of the etched parts.
Steel vine
I transferred the white vine pattern on a plate of steel (which was a closet shelf in a previous life).
And now I’m scratching the paint to reveal the metal underneath.
As you can see, I use a hightech tool to do that, a sharpened nail with a wood handle.
It’s quite long to do, already 8 hours of work…
