Thread: Rolling X or Wobbly X

That is a good approximation yes.

Originally Posted by Leighton

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&i tem=300312019424

That?

Probably something like dis...

Originally Posted by McWolf1969

Probably something like dis...

Picture so...small!

Kind of looks like a regular smile to me though.

Originally Posted by singlewedge

Notice how the top of the lip dives down. Understand?

I'll post a pic tonight when I get batteries for the camera.

Ha! I get it now. I know exactly what your talking about. Coined a new term.

Yeah...I I grind that away. Thats a frown. Small mini frown, but a frown nonetheless. I always grind out frowns.

Leighton's ebay example, in my opinion is not a frown, but a smiling toe. I would not grind that away. Barbers used to do that deliberately because it made the razors shave better by providing a scything approach.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Leighton's ebay example, in my opinion is not a frown, but a smiling toe. I would not grind that away. Barbers used to do that deliberately because it made the razors shave better by providing a scything approach.

Do you know if the smiles, normal or 'Elvis,' affect collectibility or value? Personally, i like the looks of them.

Mac

Originally Posted by Leighton

Ha! I get it now. I know exactly what your talking about. Coined a new term.

Thanks. Don't know what else to call it. Its not a smile and its not a frown its an Elvis or a half smile. But as we are typing Elvis is one word and half smile is two words. So one word is faster.

Now that we have some understanding. Can I hone this regular or roll it or what?

I call this sort of curve a smirk

I will refrain from any political comments about that smile. Of course if it was Clinton I'd say something like..

"Yeah, to bad I can't show you whats below the frame"

or something like that.

BTW I like smirk, but Elvis just has more style. IMHO.

As far as your honing question goes, I'd say yes, do most of the stroke with even pressure and then do a bit of a roll near the end. This would be exactly the same as the final part of a rolling X.