Engraved Practice Plate for side by side....

[Jim Small]

Some few threads back there was the mention of swapping smoke prints. Ray Cover introduced the idea. I recall everyone was in favor. I was wondering ?where do we stand on that idea?

I have included a practice plate of a project that hopefully will be forth coming. It has been my tradition that when a client presents a project of such magnitude I will often create a practice plate. It takes a little longer than a drawing?but it gives the client a good understand of your capabilities. Below is a portion of a side plate that will be part of the project. I am drawn to this style of engraving. I believe that you could say a style from the early 1900's, maybe late 1800's forward. I do, as you know, other styles of engraving simply because it puts the bread on the table. I will keep you up to date on this project and how it turns out.

Maybe Ray can tell us how to get started on the smoke prints?

Jim