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Old 09-22-2007, 07:46 AM
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Received an email picture from a friend that found this knife in a lot collection of for sale knives. The development of the scroll was an earlier one. Looking at it now, it is a little lame. I engraved the knife for Donald Mendelson before he began Barrette-Smyth (approx 1985). He wanted his wife's initials in the engraving design but not have it be obvious. The Initials are JLM.



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Hi Steve,
The scroll is so beautiful! The design of the initial is very clever. One of the most beautiful monogram (can we say it is a monogram?) I ever see!
I notice your scroll are always very long, flowing like water, or something dancing in the breeze tenderly. I like it so much.

May I know if you have develope this style of scroll many years ago?
Is there any engravers/artist that affecting the development of your own style?
I would also like to know what is your favorite flower or plant?
(sorry if my questions have been posted by someone else before.)
Today I go to the shop to look for some plants but can't find something like your scrolls I want to have some plants around me before I start learning how to draw the scrolls.

Thanks for sharing again.
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Old 09-22-2007, 10:19 AM
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Thank you Zernike,
Here is a link to an earlier thread about the evolution of the scroll drawing.
http://www.engravingforum.com/showthread.php?t=268

Barry Hands would be able to speak on the history of various styles through time better than I could. There are some flowing leaf scrolls in the "Master French Gunsmith's Designs" book that influenced my drawing. I always felt like what I drew was never quite right.. so I kept trying fix it and that is why it kept changing.


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PS.. There are some good Dover books for plants and leaves that are even engraved. I'll hunt in my books and see if I can find the one I'm thinking of.
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:51 AM
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I found the Dover book I was thinking of.
Floral Engravings for Artists and Craftspeople.
It has engraving of plants and leaves. It is good for finding new ideas for leaves to adapt with scroll.

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PS.. I don't think I have the following two, but they might be good too:
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486269574.html
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486290743.html
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Thanks Steve, you are so kind.

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Boy Steve, you really hid those initials! It took a little while to find them, and only after squinting enough to just see the major components of the engraving. Maybe a future tutorial on design fundamentals and space, just for fun.
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