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#1 User is offline   Phil Coggan 

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Posted 09 December 2009 - 01:44 PM

Here's something I did about three years ago.

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Posted 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM

Welcome to The Carving Path, Phil!

Thank you for posting the above images. The inlay and engraving looks quite complex. Would you describe its qualities and materials for us?

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Posted 09 December 2009 - 03:09 PM

WooHooo! Phil I am a huge fan. I have wanted to introduce you here for months and was going to contact you about it, but you beat me to it. :unsure:
Thanks very much for sharing. Your work (and your son Simon's) is a joy and of historical importance.

Much appreciated.

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#4 User is offline   Phil Coggan 

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Posted 10 December 2009 - 10:40 AM

Thanks Janel & Jim.

The gold is 24k yellow, 18k green, 22k red and silver.
The background scroll is flush, the raised/carved gold is about 0.8mm thick. All together about 3 to 4 onces.

Phil

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Posted 10 December 2009 - 07:41 PM

Hello Phil, very very nice work. You give relief at your work with the raw or with the colour of your raws ?

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Posted 11 December 2009 - 03:55 PM

View PostPhil Coggan, on Dec 9 2009, 02:44 PM, said:

Here's something I did about three years ago.

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Fabulous Phil, you are the best, Keep up the excellent work. . . .

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Posted 13 December 2009 - 03:01 AM

Outstanding!
Welcome to the forum Phil. I'm especially impressed with the lifelike quality of the ducks- very dynamic.
Thanks for sharing,
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#8 User is offline   Phil Coggan 

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Posted 14 December 2009 - 11:46 AM

Thanks all, i'll post some more later.

Phil

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Posted 10 January 2010 - 06:53 AM

Fabulous, as always. . . .

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Posted 10 January 2010 - 03:30 PM

Only in my dreams.

Beautiful work indeed.

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Posted 11 January 2010 - 07:55 AM

That is an exquisite piece of work. May I ask how you did the inlay?

#12 User is offline   Phil Coggan 

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Posted 30 January 2010 - 07:31 PM

View PostBrian Chan, on Jan 11 2010, 07:55 AM, said:

That is an exquisite piece of work. May I ask how you did the inlay?

Sorry for the slow reply :)
When inlaying a leaf for example, the leaf shape is cut out of the steel. The edges are then undercut, the base is crosshatched in a certain way to cause tiny "teeth".
The leaf is cut out of gold etc, and beaten in, the undercut holds the outer edge and the centre of the leaf is held by the "teeth."

Phil
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