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Damn I wish I could do that!
Thats going to be a cover page/ centerfold rifle for sure.

That is going to be spectacular beyond my imagining....

Time for Barry to do the deep layered panel work. This is what seperates the great engravers from the good engravers. Buckle up....

The panel to be left behind is masked out...



The full masking and protective borders..



Look and you can see the initial layering has been accomplished..How many layers? Looks like three (3), now serious detail can be laid in.



Compare that to the earlier, single plane shot and the orginal sketches.





Not bad for a toe plate! This is the same piece of steel found on page 2, the protective tow plate on the undersaide of the stock butt. Man, does that look great. Set these with engraved screw heads into XXX Presentation wood properly finished and you've got something special.



Here is the heel of the butt plate...



For those keeping track, we can see that Barry is working hard on the piece and great progress is made in just over a week. Lots of hours in prep and work and, well, it looks like a simply fantastic start.

One more interesting set up shot of that toe piece...

Now that I look closely at it, there are four (4) levels to that panel...

Definitely looks like four levels/layers to me as well....very nice to watch a master at work...

Fascinating!

So I take it he does etch steps to get the relief in a panel then goes back and does detail engraving?

D.

David, Correct...Once the outline drawings are completed..

I'm loving watching this project... I'm bad at drawing stick figures so this is amazing work to me... and makes me want to have my rifle engraved when I order it.

Thanks for keeping us updated on this gorgeous project!

A couple of great pics of ice bound ships...

Here is a good shot of the now completed lever.

By now, all the elements are coming together, The big work like the sides panels, the hammer, patch box and barrel are in process and I should be able to continue to post more shots.



When it all comes together, it should be really something to behold.

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Hmmm...Now properly spelled...sorry, missed that..

Work continues with the rear trigger guard area....astonishing work for such a small space

As the work progresses I'd imagine that even Gemmer himself would be impressed with the effort being put into this project.

Like the trigger guard/lever pics, stylish yet not over done.

D.

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Thanks, David. Whereas the whole piece is quite alot of work for Barry, the most difficult part is about to begin. That is where the very fine detail is placed in the large receiver areas and the panels on either side, the patch box, the lettering on the barrel, etc.

Now I have to determine what the final finish will be on the metal surfaces. The thought is to go with French Grey as the silver pieces (all the trim and inlays) will always remain bright. Hope everybody is still enjoying this project. Stay tuned.

Enjoy this site.

http://www.barryleehands.com/

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