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Well, it's still a far cry from what most of you are doing, but I'm sure everyone could use a good chuckle, so here is my first practice plate attempting English Scroll. You can probably tell I was scratching around for a while with a dull graver before I realized it (first time to break a tip). I would love to hear any advice!

Also, what direction do you normally cut the tear drop? I tried both ways and cutting from the leaf end towards the stem seems to give me the most control, but I'd like to learn to do it right!