Re: Small English Scroll
That is some VERY nice looking scroll Steel.
Dbltrbl - the way the cuts are made could be your problem. In a class I took, First we made single straight cuts on a practice plate that needed to look like an elongated teardrop. We needed to have a graver with a fairly small face and enough flex to "pop" the metal out at the end of the cut. Next we practiced cutting the same shape with the proper amount of curve in it.
Then once you have the spine cut, you make the first cut (that forms the leaves) from the proper distance from the outer spine to almost touch the inner spine. Then the next cut begins inside the fist cut and just branches off and is "popped" out forming the leaf.
Not sure I explained it so well, but the key is starting that cut inside the first one.
Peter
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