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Old 04-17-2014, 06:28 PM
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Default My first gun

Hello from Denmark
For Two years i have been Reading on this great forum on a regular basis to get to started engraving. And it has realy been helpful. Since i Think i am the only one i my country that is engraving, i have had no one to talk to :-( Got my Classic a little over a year ago. And i just finishen my first gun. My own browning B25. And i thought it Was about time that i contributed with something to this forum.
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Anders Kronborg
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Old 04-17-2014, 06:48 PM
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Here is a close up
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Old 04-17-2014, 09:30 PM
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Default Re: My first gun

I would say that this work must make you the best gun engraver in all of Denmark
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Old 04-17-2014, 11:33 PM
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Congratulations Anders,

Great job, I like it a lot !

Cheers, Paul.
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Old 04-18-2014, 01:22 AM
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Hi,
Anders you have done amazingly beautiful work for a first gun,my compliments
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Old 04-18-2014, 08:22 AM
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Anders
I have a few questions for you.
1 how did you feel when you made the first cut?
2 When you made your first mistake?
3 When you were 90% done?
4 How did you know that the work was completed?
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Old 04-18-2014, 10:25 AM
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I think it's great.
Some hard work paying off
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Old 04-19-2014, 01:57 PM
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Anders Kronborg,

Your work on the Browning is probably the best, first gun engraving by a self taught engraver in history.

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Old 04-20-2014, 12:14 AM
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Anders I have saved your work as a study piece. I like your shading and leaves and style. I am sure I will learn a thing or two from such fine work.....chickenscratcher
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Old 04-22-2014, 02:15 PM
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In this work is felt a lot of practice.
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Old 05-07-2014, 05:57 PM
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I agree with Roger about the best first gun, it is the best I have seen in over forty years of gun engraving! You, without a doubt will be very busy in Denmark!!!!_JR
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Old 05-10-2014, 06:10 AM
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I will agree with Roger and JRon this is the best first gun I have seen in quit a while. Did you refinish the surface on this gun? The reason I ask is I see faint scrolls here and there in blown up picture? Beautiful job. I can remember my first scary cut into someone else gun... I sweat like I was take my Comprehensive Exam or waiting to do my orals. You should be proud of yourself on cutting this job. Fred
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Old 05-14-2014, 01:42 PM
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Tanks to everyone for The kind words
To fred: yes it started out as a model A1, with just a little bit of border engraving. And yes you are right i did not get all of The stamp made circular borderlines of The surface. I did not se it until i cleaned The surface with acetone after The backbones and inside element was Cut :-( a sad simple error that could easely have been fixed if i had seen it In time. I Think i managed to remove The most of The Black paint that i got into the "leftovers" from The original borders before i lacquered it

To Joseph
1 how did you feel when you made the first cut? I actualy transfered The backbones to a practiceplate and Cut it first. So i was kind of calm when i made The first Cut

2 When you made your first mistake? When i Got too calm and Cut The wrong "way out" of a intertwining scroll :-)

3 When you were 90% done? I felt realy exited to get The blackening paint into The cuts

4 How did you know that the work was completed? I still find imperfections that i fixed up until yesterday where i lacquered The gun
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Old 06-05-2014, 02:20 AM
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Hi akj:
I really like your work.
It seems very well executed.
Very laborious.
Greetings and congratulations.
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