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#1 User is offline   Derek Pegnall 

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 03:38 PM

I've been mooching around in the corners for a few days, thought it about time I introduced myself.
I'm a UK based hand engraver, more recently concentrating on relief carving, especially hobo nickels,
silver dollars etc. This forum is one h*ll of a rescource. I was introduced to the forum by a current member,
a fellow nickel carver, engraver and all round artist from the USA.

Here's a recent carved Morgan Dollar, give you an idea of what I've been upto recently.


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Posted 03 July 2007 - 03:46 PM

Welcome to The Carving Path!

Nice, clear photo of your work! Does deepest Yorkshire mean you live in the country, a rural location rather than metropolitan?

This week seems rather quiet, summer attendance ebbs and flows. The USA is having a national holiday, which falls on Wednesday so this may be the stretch everyone has chosen to forgo the computer for the suitcase and are on holiday.

Welcome aboard!

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 05:26 PM

Welcome,
You did a beautiful job on that portrait. Is that Stonewall Jackson?
Dick

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 06:25 PM

Hi Derek,

welcome on The Carving Path.

I highly appreciate this work. It is directly engraved into the metal or do you use a reducing machine?

Karl :lol:
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#5 User is offline   Derek Pegnall 

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 08:14 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome and kind words fellas.

Janel, I cheated, it's a scan. I'm not too clever with a camera. I've found that if I get the orientation of the coin correct on the scanner it doesn't come out too bad. Takes a few goes. I need to learn how to get good photo's though, better quality.

Hey Dick..... you made me smile..... someone recognised the subject, I must be getting somewhere with this carving lark, thanks.

Hi Karl, it's carved directly into the dollar with hand gravers.

Cheers

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 08:17 PM

Hi Derek,

very nice work, welcome

Regards,

Remo

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Posted 03 July 2007 - 08:42 PM

Welcome, Derek!

Very nice work, in a very small scale. And scans are perfectly kosher - I use them quite often when I'm too lazy to set up the camera stuff, especially for flat subjects like my knives..
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Posted 03 July 2007 - 10:20 PM

I've scanned a few things myself. Nice work. Welcome aboard.
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Posted 03 July 2007 - 11:11 PM

Hi Remo, Tom, Mike.

Thanks for the welcome, feeling at home already..... :lol:

Cheers

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 03:12 AM

Hi Derek,

Nice work! Reminds me of some of the 18th and 19th century medallic sculptors, who also worked without pantographs. Well done.

Welcome to the forum.

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#11 User is offline   Derek Pegnall 

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 07:10 PM

Hi Phil

Thanks a lot...... I think I've got a way to go to get to the standard of those guys.

I've started collecting some of the old medals as study pieces, unbelievable work.

Cheers

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 09:10 PM

Hi Derek,

Is it mostly portraits that you do in this medium?

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 07:47 AM

I'll carve any subject really, if I can get it to fit. Done a few eagles, trains, been asked to do cars, symbols, logos.
I also engrave most metals, jewellery, knives, silverware etc.

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