TheInternet engraves a 1911 – Work in progress

[argonstrom]

Some of you may have seen some of my work, so I figured some may like to see the progression of it.

The first step is taking total responsibility for your actions; if you screw up a pretty 1911, well, that will suck. Gotta have that faith in your own abilities, I guess.

Here it is with the initial sketch / engraved marks; no turning back now. More pics to follow as more work is done.

[esaabye]

risky move, looking forward to the results...

[theGinsue]

Ditto.

[Irving]

Sweet, is that a Wilson or a Night Hawk?

[GoldFinger]

Brings to mind a quote from a good movie:

"That’s how you become great, man. Hang your balls out there!"

Good luck!

[LeJerk]

Shit. The Internet can do anything these days.

[Hoosier]

Shit. The Internet can do anything these days.

That's what I thought when I read the title too.

TheInternet, do you freehand it all, or do you design it out in advance and project the design onto the slide to be marked before cutting? It would be tricky to get a design to project over the curve without distortion, but a little curve tool should make it work, especially if you can test it in real time using a projector display.

[SU405]

"That’s how you become great, man. Hang your balls out there!"

THIS^^^^


I hope you're happy with the results.

[argonstrom]

Thanks for the kind words, all!

Got some more of the outline finished.