Mayhue Engraving Arts current project
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Mossberg short
A Mossberg 500 shotgun Page 01
This is the 19" barrel, it has a
28" barrel that I will do later.
mossberg 500 - 001
Here is the receiver,
plane and ready for engraving.
It seems to be pretty soft, almost
like hardened aluminum.
Mossberg 500 - 002
Applying some china white by hand.
I use this so that I can draw my basic
outline.
Mossberg 500 - 003
All white and ready.
Mossberg 500 - 004
Using caliper to define a border.
Mossberg 500 - 005 Making the first cut with a push graver.
The border will be a variation of
the nick and dot that will proceed all the way around the receiver.
Mossberg 500 - 006
Sketching out the first character.
Yes It's a pheasant, you'll see.
Mossberg 500 - 007
Cutting it in, "using an Ungulate"
Mossberg 500 - 008
Got the basic cut, will do more detail later.
Mossberg 500 - 009
Some more pheasants,
h'mm, I wonder what
flushed them out.
Mossberg 500 - 010
A bit more detail.
Mossberg 500 - 011
What is hunting birds without
 some retrievers.
Mossberg 500 - 012
I put it back together just
 to see the magic unfolding.
Mossberg 500 - 013
Time to do some Florentine scroll
 and some veining.
I use a variety of graver's and chisel's,
 what ever the job calls for.
mossberg 500 - 014
Just starting and getting a feel for
the direction i want to go.
Flowers? ya I suppose, floral scroll? yup,
and maybe something different, you'll see.
Mossberg 500 - 015
Just working my way around,
decisions, decisions.
Mb 500 - 016
O.K., now just keep filling the areas.
I have an idea of the completed design but
it mostly just comes as I do a small section after another.
mb31 Click the Image to see were I'm at with this to date
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