My first gun

[akj]

Hello from Denmark
For Two years i have been Reading on this great forum on a regular basis to get to started engraving. And it has realy been helpful. Since i Think i am the only one i my country that is engraving, i have had no one to talk to :-( Got my Classic a little over a year ago. And i just finishen my first gun. My own browning B25. And i thought it Was about time that i contributed with something to this forum.
Feel free to coment
Anders Kronborg

[akj]

Here is a close up
Sorry for the poor photoes

[joseph engraver]

I would say that this work must make you the best gun engraver in all of Denmark

[Paul Russell]

Congratulations Anders,

Great job, I like it a lot !

Cheers, Paul.

[SEngraver]

Hi,
Anders you have done amazingly beautiful work for a first gun,my compliments
SE

[joseph engraver]

Anders
I have a few questions for you.
1 how did you feel when you made the first cut?
2 When you made your first mistake?
3 When you were 90% done?
4 How did you know that the work was completed?

[chujybear]

I think it's great.
Some hard work paying off

[Roger Bleile]

Anders Kronborg,

Your work on the Browning is probably the best, first gun engraving by a self taught engraver in history.

RB

[chickenscratcher]

Anders I have saved your work as a study piece. I like your shading and leaves and style. I am sure I will learn a thing or two from such fine work.....chickenscratcher

[Zahar]

In this work is felt a lot of practice.

[JRon]

I agree with Roger about the best first gun, it is the best I have seen in over forty years of gun engraving! You, without a doubt will be very busy in Denmark!!!!_JR

[Fred Marrinan]

I will agree with Roger and JRon this is the best first gun I have seen in quit a while. Did you refinish the surface on this gun? The reason I ask is I see faint scrolls here and there in blown up picture? Beautiful job. I can remember my first scary cut into someone else gun... I sweat like I was take my Comprehensive Exam or waiting to do my orals. You should be proud of yourself on cutting this job. Fred

[akj]

Tanks to everyone for The kind words
To fred: yes it started out as a model A1, with just a little bit of border engraving. And yes you are right i did not get all of The stamp made circular borderlines of The surface. I did not se it until i cleaned The surface with acetone after The backbones and inside element was Cut :-( a sad simple error that could easely have been fixed if i had seen it In time. I Think i managed to remove The most of The Black paint that i got into the "leftovers" from The original borders before i lacquered it

To Joseph
1 how did you feel when you made the first cut? I actualy transfered The backbones to a practiceplate and Cut it first. So i was kind of calm when i made The first Cut

2 When you made your first mistake? When i Got too calm and Cut The wrong "way out" of a intertwining scroll :-)

3 When you were 90% done? I felt realy exited to get The blackening paint into The cuts

4 How did you know that the work was completed? I still find imperfections that i fixed up until yesterday where i lacquered The gun

[nrafel]

Hi akj:
I really like your work.
It seems very well executed.
Very laborious.
Greetings and congratulations.