A Little Bit More Carving.

[Phil Coggan]

[Steve Lindsay]

Wow... This is breathtaking!

[Tom McArdle]

Yes, and stunning! Thanks for the closeups. It is giving me some input for my own project.

take care,

Tom

[rbaptiste]

Very clean work.

[ArtisticAttributes]

Brilliantly Beautiful Phil!! Exceptional.

[paulsph]

WOW, absolutely wonderful work, Phil My sincere congratulations to you! Really 'breathtaking', like Mr. Lindsay said! Thanks a lot for posting all those treasures. Greetings, Paulsph

[Dave London]

Phil
Just amazingDave

[joseph engraver]

Congratulations Phil,not only are you great, you also have the patience of a saint, and for sure you must have Cellini as a patron.
Have a great day

[Andrew Ovalles]

That is amazing

[Turtle]

Breathtaking!! As always, I am inspired.

[Roger Bleile]

Phil,

What can I say? I think we've run out of superlatives for your engraving. I can only thank you for continuing to exhibit your exquisite work to your internet colleagues.

Roger

[SEngraver]

HI Phil C,
Magnificent,beautiful,exquisite,awesome,marvelous, pretty,mind boggling and all other similar praiseworthy words one can think of come to mind in seeing these splendid pictures of your work.
But most off all thank you for sharing your work with us.
Was the lined yellow gold background done after carving/sculpting the scrolls?
SE

[Neo Dutch]

I am without words. Have you cut the the drop shadow on the letters, or are they slightly raised?

[DGrub]

That is encredibly beautiful Mr. Phil!! Thank you for taking the time to show pic's of your marvelous work!

Best,
Dan

[Raven]

Boy-oh-boy, you are The Renaissance!

[graniteguy52]

Absolutely Superb!! Thanks for sharing.

[kcrutcher]

Thank you so very much, especially the closeup's.

What Beautiful work.

Kenneth Crutcher

[jlseymour]

Amazing Phil...
Jerry

[Daniel Houwer]

Yep, top of the world!

[Jim Kelso]

Stunning work for the ages.

Jim

[Willem Parel]

I reckon it as one of the wonders of the world.
Never thought this could be done by human hand, stunning.
Thanks for showing Phil.
Willem

[chickenscratcher]

Well Phil. All the magnificent thigs being said I'm a little up set. I was planning to do a carving just like yours this week. Darn ! Thanks for sharing. It's work like yours and other art masters that keep me trying and thinking and doing. To come just slightly close to such mastery would add to my happiness. Great job. Is there some were that there is a discription of the steps, technics, and materials. chickenscratcher

[Phil Coggan]

Thanks, one and all.

Originally Posted by SEngraver

HI Phil C,
Was the lined yellow gold background done after carving/sculpting the scrolls?
SE

Yes, done after the carving.

Originally Posted by Neo Dutch

I am without words. Have you cut the the drop shadow on the letters, or are they slightly raised?

Just shaded.

Phil

[SEngraver]

Thank you Phil.C
SE

[Gert]

Need a new jaw....

[Tom White]

Phil,

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!

Your work inspires me to keep reaching for the bar which you continually seem to be moving higher and higher.
You are a constant source of inspiration and keep me working to improve my own work.
Thank you for sharing so freely these pictures are saved as study materials.

Tom White

[James Miller FIPG]

Phil, your skills with the graver never fail to impress me.

[Raven]

Phil - as a special favour to us aspiring novices, I wonder if you could give an indication of how long this piece would have taken? I mean from planning-out to the last burnishing stroke....

[Phil Coggan]

Over seven months.

Phil

[Otto]

Unbelievable. Incredible. Amazing. etc. etc.!!!

[freeone]

That's...i can't find words, really inspiring, i hope one day i'll be half as good as You...

[KMazur]

I do not see the pictures.

[jmj]

hi phil
every time i access any of posts i get a photo bucket lable and no pictures , what am i doing wrong.

regards

john

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

I think you have to be signed in,and cookies allowed.mike

[Toolroom boffin]

I appear to have the same problem. I'm logged in cookies are allowed but it says that the photo has been removed or deleted!
I'd like to see them!
Is there another link I can use to see these pictures?
Cheers
Dave

[Bunic]

I think the pictures have been taken off the web.

[Phil Coggan]

[Toolroom boffin]

That is absolutely AMAZING!!!!
That's got to be study material for anyone.
Thankyou for showing us
cheers
Dave

[jmj]

i can now see then photos
i am just amazed thanks for postingPhil.
and thanks to whoever got the photos to come back
warmest regards

john

[MCMLXX]

FANTASTIC!
d

[robertmm]

AMAZING no more to say.

[pat]

Gentlemen,I do believe we have all just been schooled.I notice that the work is now being signed,good move.If some one has the skill set and the patience to copy this,they are not only doing a disservice to Phil,but to themselves as well.The copier is not only ready to fly on his own,he is ready to feel the pride and chargeing the price for his own work and his own name.phill,you said that this piece took you seven months to create,I am curious to know how much of that time was spent planning,visualizing and laying out the design for this amazing art which you have chosen to share with us?...p.s.thankyou for showing me the differance between engraving and carving.

[Don Curtis]

This is just a out-n-out beautiful work of art!!!

Donny
Harleyart

[Andrew Ovalles]

I wonder what phil is working on now? Havent heard or seen anything new in months.

[Phil Coggan]

Originally Posted by pat

Gentlemen,I do believe we have all just been schooled.I notice that the work is now being signed,good move.If some one has the skill set and the patience to copy this,they are not only doing a disservice to Phil,but to themselves as well.The copier is not only ready to fly on his own,he is ready to feel the pride and chargeing the price for his own work and his own name.phill,you said that this piece took you seven months to create,I am curious to know how much of that time was spent planning,visualizing and laying out the design for this amazing art which you have chosen to share with us?...p.s.thankyou for showing me the differance between engraving and carving.

The idea for this was developed weeks before a took delivery of the gun.
I new the gun was coming and I had carte blanche with the design etc. I new that the customer liked carving and gold, he also likes something very special on every gun.
Being one of the worlds biggest gun collector not only in modern guns but in antique guns, he has just about everything so coming up with something different was not an easy task.
Ideas come into ones mind when working on other projects, I remember thinking of putting gold in the deep areas between the carving, this has been done many times before with bead punching but I have never seen the gold lined, but I probably will from now on!

The actual design drawing for the two sides and bottom usually takes me no more than two days, three at the most, with the other parts, I usually draw them straight on.

Here's the original drawing for the base of the action. At the moment i'm working on a H&H double rifle with buffalo, elephant and rhino scenes.

Phil

[Andrew Ovalles]

Originally Posted by Phil Coggan

The idea for this was developed weeks before a took delivery of the gun.
I new the gun was coming and I had carte blanche with the design etc. I new that the customer liked carving and gold, he also likes something very special on every gun.
Being one of the worlds biggest gun collector not only in modern guns but in antique guns, he has just about everything so coming up with something different was not an easy task.
Ideas come into ones mind when working on other projects, I remember thinking of putting gold in the deep areas between the carving, this has been done many times before with bead punching but I have never seen the gold lined, but I probably will from now on!

The actual design drawing for the two sides and bottom usually takes me no more than two days, three at the most, with the other parts, I usually draw them straight on.

Here's the original drawing for the base of the action. At the moment i'm working on a H&H double rifle with buffalo, elephant and rhino scenes.

Phil

finally. Its just nice to see how you conceptualize each project. I love seeing your work phil. I just have a very small favor... Is there anyway i can see any of your bulino work close up? I look at your realistic characters on your work and i just can't imagine how you engrave that into the steel? I would love to see some of those zoomed up.

[Peter_M]

This is so cool, real nice you posted the drawing. Good to see how it starts. I sure couldn't draw this in a couple days for me it probably be a couple month of wearing out pencils and erasers and using up a whole roll of paper.

Thank you for posting.

Peter

[flocks]

hi phil

i am new to this forum and i have much admiration for your work, this latest stuff i just something else.

regards
paul

[Ray Cover]

Dang it Phil!!!

Just when I go getting cocky again you have to go and post something like this.

On a serious note, it is beautiful and you do know how to keep me humble.

Ray

[Fred Marrinan]

Great concept Phil! Your mind and hands are phenomenal.. As a long time musician, have you ever created anything around your musical background? Instruments, Your hero's or inspirations in that trade?-Thanks for sharing, Fred