Drawing "scrolls"...Books? Advice?

[Ice Tigre]

G'Day Gents,

I have a new interest, engraving/carving hardwoods(gun stocks and grips currently). I Realy like, what I call scrolls,(maybe leaves is closer?) that is engraved on guns. But, for the life of me, I can't seem to draw it, and it look right.

Are there any books on engraving that teach the pattern style? I can't find anything for this style in carving sources.......

The style that I'm talking about;
http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=39506
And;
http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=40252
And;
http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=39250
And;
Well... you get the idea.....


Any and all help apreciated!

Gary.

[Brian Marshall]

To look at a large quantity of similar work, perhaps the Nimschke book - available as a reprint. To learn to draw them - the Ron Smith series. The two smaller (earlier) ones together - or just the newest one by itself?

Brian P. Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA
209-477-0550
instructor@jewelryartschool.com
www.jewelryartschool.com

[praktis]

here is a photo of some engraving my teacher did att the Swedish gunsmithing school
unfortunatly i?ve lost the photoes where most of the scroll work was done



/Roger

[Ice Tigre]

Roger; That sure is a wonderful piece!

Thanks Brian, from what I can tell, the books by Ron Smith are exactly what I was looking for. I have found the new book listed for sale in a couple places, any ideas where I might find the earlier ones?

G.

[6T7L71CPE]

Ice, www.fega.com still has More on Scrolls but not Ron's first book. I think the new book covers all you'll need.

[praktis]

here is another that a classmate sent me
it is the left and right sode of the doublerifle.



/Roger

[Ice Tigre]

whoa....

I still can't comprehend the skill, and the amount of time that goes into images like that..... The scrolls I understand... buy all that fine stuff....

G.

[johnpilk]

go slow, you,ll get there. it will come over time if you want it.