Rich Hambrook
11-22-2007, 07:36 PM
Friends in steel,
First off let me wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope all of you had a great and filling holiday!
Awhile back someone had asked me to show some of the work I do at Browning. That is tough to do with the limited time to finish a job and set up something decent to photograph with. My boss wouldn't take to kindly of the amount of time it takes to photograph. This brings me to my next subject. When restoring some of the old Belgium Superposed I have in the past always used a hammer and chisel to keep the authentic look. But like I touched on earlier, my boss would like to see all things sped up. So how do you speed up the engraving and keep the hammer and chisel look? Simple, use a Lindsay Palm Control. I have experimented with different stoke lengths, different "rolling" of the tool and different graver angles. What I have found that works best for me is the stroke adjustment somewhere in the middle, no rolling required and use a standard 90 degree bit with no secondary heel. I believe the non-existent secondary heel is the most critical because you need as much "drag" as possible. With all those ingredients all you do is make simple "plunges" as you go. This is unbelievably faster and looks almost identical to the H&C. The only challenge is keeping from getting flats in your scrolls which I have trouble with anyway.
I have also included a picture of a Browning pump which was in a fire that was restored with the "going the extra mile" touch. If any of you are familiar with the standard rolled engraving on a BPS, you will see that this job will put a big smile on a sad face. I hope.:eek:
Happy Thanksgiving,
Rich Hambrookhttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/PigeonGrade2.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS2.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS4.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS3.jpg
First off let me wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope all of you had a great and filling holiday!
Awhile back someone had asked me to show some of the work I do at Browning. That is tough to do with the limited time to finish a job and set up something decent to photograph with. My boss wouldn't take to kindly of the amount of time it takes to photograph. This brings me to my next subject. When restoring some of the old Belgium Superposed I have in the past always used a hammer and chisel to keep the authentic look. But like I touched on earlier, my boss would like to see all things sped up. So how do you speed up the engraving and keep the hammer and chisel look? Simple, use a Lindsay Palm Control. I have experimented with different stoke lengths, different "rolling" of the tool and different graver angles. What I have found that works best for me is the stroke adjustment somewhere in the middle, no rolling required and use a standard 90 degree bit with no secondary heel. I believe the non-existent secondary heel is the most critical because you need as much "drag" as possible. With all those ingredients all you do is make simple "plunges" as you go. This is unbelievably faster and looks almost identical to the H&C. The only challenge is keeping from getting flats in your scrolls which I have trouble with anyway.
I have also included a picture of a Browning pump which was in a fire that was restored with the "going the extra mile" touch. If any of you are familiar with the standard rolled engraving on a BPS, you will see that this job will put a big smile on a sad face. I hope.:eek:
Happy Thanksgiving,
Rich Hambrookhttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/PigeonGrade2.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS2.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS4.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/RHambrook/BPS3.jpg