Gun Engraving - the FEGA Colt 1911 Ep. 2 - 3 Shading Techniques for Scrollwork

[@danielcollier1448]

It is an honor and a pleasure to watch you work, Your editing and music choices are perfect! Thank you for making these videos I eagerly await each one.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Love your videos... I’ve wanted to start learning engraving, and your videos are an inspiration and full of useful information. Thanks and keep up the great work. 👍

[@newdeathscope]

I never thought I would see you here.

[@MasterEngraverTV]

I’ve always thought it would be fun to engrave a nice brass lock. Know of a good canvas?

[@love2rideone2]

@@MasterEngraverTV how much do you charge to ingrave ppks stainless

[@MasterEngraverTV]

Eric Sanchez my work starts a $1500 for smaller guns

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

@@MasterEngraverTV absolutely worth every penny.

[@ierson4880]

Probably the best example I've ever seen of a master of his craft

[@loudej]

Amazing craftsmanship. Videos are a good balance of education and demonstration from a master at his trade. Excellent close-up filming and editing as well. Well done, thank you! Down the road do you think you will invite a guest engraver for an episode who is just getting started and learning? Your work seems so perfect and effortless, it's hard to imagine reaching that point, and seeing what the first step on that road looks like might help people who are interested but intimidated.

[@mobaiz2871]

I have to say your videos are very informative and the way you show how you cut your work is the best I’ve seen on KZbin. The quality is also top notch. I always look forward to watching anything you upload. Keep up the amazing work and God bless.

[@diegolopez19]

8:56 I literally had butterflies in my stomach when I finally realized that I’m understanding all of this shading. Wow amazing thank you! I will continue to practice with my pen and paper.

[@marks9101]

Exactly what hit me. I actually understand his intentions. Awesomely done Sir.

[@RemyRackham]

This is good stuff. I love that you worked in those drawing/shading tips. Congratulations on being chosen to design. That's high praise!

[@mattnsac]

This is seriously tattoo for metal, so many similar techniques. Great work!

[@savestheday258]

I wanted to say as someone who just started to learn engraving about a month ago this was EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks a ton! Can't wait for more

[@sbagwell98]

Again great workmanship! The attention to detail in the lines shading you drew to illustrate is simple and common sense, make the art look life like, yes? Also noticed when you place the bit you hand press to get a bite before actually engraving, Again attention to detail. I love this, much more satisfying than leather work. Semper Fi

[@zackbertrand5161]

Thanks layne! I’m super late to the party but have been training with Gabriel Owen again and this time doing some hand engraving as well as more stone setting. I have a better understanding now, and the way you explain things really makes sense to me. Appreciate the time you put in to making these videos I’m really enjoying watching and learning from them!

[@Jacques54]

Your work looks amazing, and I think you have figured out a great way to present it in your videos. I always look forward to seeing your videos pop up into my feed.

[@kevinbennett4075]

Amazing! You are like the Bob Ross of engraving. Happy scrolls.

[@complacentcat5087]

audio is perfect man, i like that you have the audio in when your at normal speed but not when sped up. last little pointer ill say is, no need to write how much it is sped up draws your viewers eyes away from you marvellous work keep it up :)

[@MasterEngraverTV]

I had so many requests to reference how fast or slow the speed was compared to normal that I added it in.

[@complacentcat5087]

@@MasterEngraverTV ah fair enough my bad, maybe smaller and in the corner away from your hand :)

[@danielybarra8680]

I am a student at SDI and this week we are learning about your trade.

[@leewilson1368]

Lovely to watch a Master at work.

[@matthewsalyersjr4965]

You have definitely got a gift from God there’s not many people that can do this or even learn this, and if they can, and do it this good usually it’s just built into you naturally..

[@allanholiday1617]

Looking great! Please discuss your graver and sharpening methods. Also mention how your engaging the metal.

[@monroeautobody1971]

Thanks for the video and description of process regarding shadings great explanations.

[@felipealcabri]

Wonderful job! You should make a review of your engraving tools, showing point details and how it works. Thank you!

[@russellmorgan519]

Layne, you make it look so easy. The hands of a Master at work! I love what you do and the fact that you are so confident at your craft that you show so many tips on how to improve from a simple scratching on metal to a fine work of art! Keep it coming!

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[@tgoddard307]

Totally transfixed watching you work! A true master craftsman thankyou for sharing.

[@MrBill-mq7ti]

Truly amazing how you make it come to life. Outstanding craftsmanship.

[@mylgphoneelgee162]

More amazing videos! Your engravings are really good if like to see more examples and whatnot

[@cybrdds]

STUNNING!

[@deandrepitts2131]

GREAT craftsmanship!!!!! Looks like it takes GREAT patience!!!!!

[@kendavis8046]

Love the videos. I am unlikely to ever become an engraver, but I love these videos. (I'll likely never do tube amp repairs;builds like Uncle Doug or Guitologist, not forging like Steele, but this is good stuff.) Thumbs up!

[@roar40s]

Thank God you are like that! You might stumble across a transvestigation video!

[@FriendChicken]

This is so relaxing

[@tzisorey]

This series is helping me a LOT with my leather scrollwork carving.

[@DaLostProfit420]

Nicely done

[@roeng1368]

As a beginner to engraving, thanks for posting these videos.

[@crossmanbluev6049]

Awesome 👏

[@edwarnock4534]

Very nice Lane! I used to build and engrave California Mission style horse bits. I started engraving the insides of the cheeks and the ports. This would have been very helpful back then! Hopefully others will benefit from your video! 😉

[@dirkg7062]

Absolutely beautiful work!

[@danielybarra8680]

wow. this is really cool.

[@cesargrado7534]

That’s amazing!

[@Th3_ENGINE3R]

Yes I've been waiting for these!

[@GryphonArmorer]

Absolutely beautiful work. There's just one thing I am curious about, and that's the cross hatching. Why do you just cut straight across instead of a curved line to further accentuate the roll of the leaf? Again a joy to watch a master at work.

[@MasterEngraverTV]

Gryphon Arms USA I will sometimes curve the crosshatch but what most people don’t realize is that it’s too small to see with the naked eye. You are looking at this zoomed in under the scope. To the naked eye the cross hatch is 1/3 depth of main cuts and simply adds shade and texture but can’t be seen as anything distinct. Shading st this level is about creating tones.

[@katieluv8422]

Incredible work.

[@markwarner6631]

Steady work

[@tylerprince6250]

Loving these videos man they are teaching me alot. Keep em coming!

[@roosterbyp1]

Don't take it wrong I really enjoy your videos would like to see more soon

[@stenberkck250]

mesmerizing! nothing short off perfect

[@danielybarra8680]

I really like watching your videos. I had to subscribe.

[@martinwall7297]

THANKS best thing I've seen on youtube

[@mhaight]

As I said before. Great content all the way around. I've been playing with the idea of getting some training. I've never engraved anything. It will be fun.

[@HickokForge]

It’s a pleasure watching you work and so inspiring. Is the view we are seeing the camera going through your scope and the same view you have when cutting? I like seeing it progress through the sped up portions, have you experimented with slow motion too so we can see all the little adjustments you are making with your graver? Keep up the awesome channel.

[@MasterEngraverTV]

This is shot with camera positioned to the front of the scope but for all practical purpose its the same view. The Work that I do is so slow that to slow it down any further I would lose viewers. There is a fair bit of actual speed here. Any slower would be like watching grass grow. I've done one video at actual speed and got so many complaints that I'll never do it again. There really isn't anything that could be learned anyway as the movements I'm making are so minute that I can't even see more than you can here.

[@renelopez2244]

Fabulous

[@markpearcey5665]

Just what i have been waiting for, some instructions and techniques

[@opticschief]

Great lesson. Thanks !

[@ГошаГоша-ч8й]

Привет из Якутии классная работа

[@angus1667]

Beautifull, exquisite piece of art. Layne, could you please make, if you find time, some video about hand push technique? It is also fascinating and atractive in a very special way. I don't jugde or condem anyone using pneumatic system. I understand it makes engraving work easier. I just feel that in my sense traditional hand push has got this unique value and offers this special excitation and joy witch cannot be found in power assist. Anyway thanks for your guidence in hand engraving. It's very much aporeciated. Kind regards.

[@marcussmart3275]

I love your work. I'm just getting started on learning. I have a pendant motor and hammer handpiece but I'm questioning if I have made a poor decision. I feel as though that have since almost every video I see is with a pneumatic one. Is it preferred due to the way it's held, perhaps it's control?

[@Mmyers1177]

Absolutely breathtaking meticulous craftsmanship! Any idea how much the Colt 1911 was auctioned for?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

HYDRA DYNAMIC $28,000

[@Mmyers1177]

@Master Engraver TV -Very Nice

[@MrCGChief]

Amazing work! The video production and better choice of sped up footage is getting better and better! What do you think the source of all the out of focus shots are? Maybe the over head light glare? Auto-focusing on your finger maybe? Love watching you sub count grow! Doing great!

[@toptudorj7007]

Isso sim é arte , parabéns!

[@vajake1]

Thank you for posting this. I am learning a lot!

[@SolitaireG]

I want to learn how to do this. Just amazing.

[@philochristos]

Some day I'm going to try this.

[@chadtyus9082]

Do you go back and buff the uncut surfaces afterward to get a shine?

[@jimaubuchon2482]

Excellent tutorial. I am just waiting for my printer to arrive. I am very new to this hobby and love your videos. My only question that I can't find an answer to in all the books and videos and that is the proper use of the various engravers. Can you help me with this? When to use which tip? Keep up the good work and thank you. You truly deserve the title Master.

[@misterlopez7740]

I was wondering when we'd see some cross hatching! Took a few comic art classes in my day hehe

[@ukulelefatman]

Great stuff

[@stun9771]

I just love watching you do this, so intricate...and totally mesmerising....👍🏻

[@infoaccount7323]

Could you explain how to approach layout, composition, proportion and flow behavior to stablish the design? When I see the pattern it seems I can do it until I try and never goes to what I want to fill in.

[@jthepickle7]

I have a pair of plates for this fellow. I'd like the face of Ben Franklin and some numerical digits on them.

[@garywhites6348]

What should I look for

[@lordkuragari]

whats the best resource for learning about all the types of scrolls and how to draw them?

[@ethandonohoe]

I learned something, I’m sure to apply in jewelry and maybe a slide sometime.

[@barryfields2964]

I’ve often wondered about the effect on the structure integrity of the fire arm, from the engraving. Some gun can have problems even without engraving.

[@MasterEngraverTV]

There has never been to my knowledge any structural problems from engraving a gun. We engrave barrels on Colt Single Action Army's all the time and I've never in 30 years heard of it causing a problem. Keep in mind my cutting is no deeper than the logos cut into the sides of the gun before i get it. This work has been done for hundreds of years without issues.

[@xenonram]

No way. It's very light depth of cut. Most of the slide is just a reciprocating mass to counteract recoil. You could mill 80% of it away, as a lot of custom companies do, and still be fine. There is absolutely no danger in engraving the gun.

[@josedelgado3949]

Good job how much cost for a job like that

[@darcybrawataakaontariostac6835]

How many years did it take to get that perfect.

[@Ilovetheplatypus]

Such amazing skill. Always wanted to start engraving, but too chicken to try. Still love watching your videos though.

[@LoremasterRelomi]

I know what I'm gonna do to my hi-point now!

[@jegr3398]

LOL!

[@savestheday258]

What type of graver did you go with? Do you have a fav or go-to for scroll work? And what about for shading?

[@kamerontomshack4313]

Do you do commission work and engrave guns for people. Or is this just a personal hobby. I've been wanting to get a gun engraved for a long time I was going to have it laser engraved but after seeing your work it's just as good. And it's my brothers pistol that passed away so I want it to be professional

[@miked597]

Nice work. Could you do that on my Rock Island?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

Michael Dechantal absolutely. Keep in mind it may not be the best idea to put a $20,000 Engraving on an $800 gun. But my 1911 engraving starts at around $2000.

[@TheHobbyGunsmith]

Amazing work. What would you recommend for a beginner as far as gravers to start with 90 degree graver and what others?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

The Hobby Gunsmith pick only one graver and use it for the first year. I can do 99% of my work with only a 105.

[@TheHobbyGunsmith]

Thank You very much sir. Love your work.

[@skelaskela7659]

Amazing What steel was the gun made of ?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

SKELA SKELA this gun is carbon steel.

[@skelaskela7659]

@@MasterEngraverTV good day, why doesn't it get rusty ? And the tip of your machine is even harder ?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

SKELA SKELA carbon steel guns are blued after engraving. My chisels are very sharp high speed steel or carbide for harder metals.

[@mohatykhraibah5927]

Thats beautiful

[@mleachx1]

love the skill involved with this. honestly im not a fan of the crosshatching in it tho. thats just my opinion but if you left out the crosshatch, would it be considered a lesser looking engraving? i feel like if i requested a piece without crosshatch, master engravers would look down critically at the piece.

[@MasterEngraverTV]

You are looking at this at extreme magnification. At normal viewing distance , all shading this fine just blends together. On guns done by amateur engravers you'll often see cross hatch that's far too heavy. If you have actually held a master quality work in hand and still looked at it and don't like the crosshatch you could of course ask your engraver to leave it out. Very few people have ever even seen quality engraving close up as it's all in the safes of collectors. It's not until recently that we see these huge photos on the internet that show all the tiny detail.

[@rbmcnabb633]

Awesome work!!! What geometry are you using on the graver for the shading on this video?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

R. Brian McNabb probably a 120 Deg. graver. These are all based off of shaping a square graver to allow parallel heels. I could do the same thing with a 105 though. This is just extremely tough metal and 120 is a strong point.

[@fatlumshala8003]

Where do I buy a carving kit?

[@CinthiaGarrido]

What Burin and number do you use for this work?

[@mhaight]

I've looked a bit and can't find your music credits. Do you post a list of your music? It's very nice. @Master Engraver TV

[@somerandommessifan]

May I know please what material you use to engrave and where to buy such? Thank you sir. Newbie here. Just trying to learn

[@MasterEngraverTV]

Franco Vito look in my descriptions for all the tools I use. I only use tools from www.grs.com

[@ER-zv1nr]

This is awesome I would love to incorporate these hand techniques with modern technology cnc and lasers but honestly it would take me personally probably just as long as it took to perform the work to input all the details into the computer programs maybe longer ( probably due to my lack of experience with illustrator or autocad ) but it would be amazing...

[@MasterEngraverTV]

CNC has its place in production work but today hand engraving has been elevated to the level of fine art. The work we do involves hundreds of hours to produce a one off piece of artwork and that''s what the collector is interested in. An engraving collector can immediately see the difference between a piece that's been cut with a laser or CNC from work done by hand. Work done by machine is lifeless by comparison. For production gun work where value is at a premium, CNC has come a long way toward producing a nice looking product. But as mentioned, by the time create the original artwork, and do all the programming in CAD you would have to produce hundreds of pieces to make it pay.

[@ER-zv1nr]

that is what i'm referring to.. Bringing life to a project via cnc and lasers systems. but as stated to get down to such a fine detail the time to program depths and everything you could just do it by hand.. i still think it would be extraordinary .. Thanks for taking the time to share !

[@sbntony8357]

❤️👍 Amazing Beautiful ART 💘 Work 👍 Keep what you Are Doing .this Skill it's God 🙏 Gift for Sure .👍💘❤️

[@alessiozambotto988]

Absolutly amazing absolutly lovely

[@taoisttiger4702]

I know these are art pieces but how fixed is the gold leafing? Will it survive firing? I always assumed that it was melted into place not just hammered?

[@MrJoeRiley]

great work and thoughtful videos, constructively i would request the episode number in the title :-)

[@Th3_ENGINE3R]

What is the geometry of the graver you are using?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

105 and 120deg parallel heel

[@roadrunner7203]

The frame made of steel right?

[@jessiewilloughby5786]

What equipment do you have?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

All the equipment I use is listed in the notes below the videos. I pretty much use all GRS Tools since I teach gun engraving at GRS.

[@jessiewilloughby5786]

@@MasterEngraverTV thanks for replying. Awesome work by the way.

[@garywhites6348]

What power engraver do you use . A impact or a roteray

[@MasterEngraverTV]

Hand Engraving is never done with rotary tools. I use a GRS Gravermax G8. Before ever purchasing any tools I always recommend taking a class to learn what type of tools you might want to use and if you even have the aptitude for the long haul. Remember engraving is more about art and less about tools. Cutting is secondary and it''s simply the method we use to apply our artwork to metal. A pencil and sketchbook are the most important tools youll use for your first few years.

[@garywhites6348]

Maby you could just tell me what tools I need to get to start engraving

[@juts89]

I see a little damage to the gold border, is that something to be fixed later?

[@MasterEngraverTV]

a dent that takes a few seconds to burnish out

[@salvadormartinez5784]

Como se llama lo dorado que le ponen?

[@sandymilne224]

What if you slip and make a mistake! How do you fix that?

[@donadamov]

Although I watched the Video, I still do not Quote understand how these shadows are being made. Since you cut the Metal, it should appear blank shiny metal. How do you get this metal dark/Black? Is it the different reflection? If so, then it should appear dark just in specific angels ?Sorry for my poor english, I am from Germany and do enjoy your clips a lot. Simply watching them is a Stress release and I would like to try it some day. Just seems to be a very expensive hobby, do you have a recommendation for a „beginners Kit“? Thank you, I gladly subscribed!