Thread: Worked back

Does anyone know how TI did that really fancy crown and flower worked back carvings. Or rather, whether it is possible to do an equally ornate design on a hardened razor... and a laymans tools?

cheers.

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I don't know but since it's factory made I would assume they have a form or mold or die something. I can guarantee it's not hand done. There are some guys who do hand engraving on blades and it's a real art and you need the right equipment.

I am pretty sure they used dies, but I am not certain.

They actually have gnomes that are master engravers.

While a gnomish master engraver has the expertise to do it entirely themselves, the gnomish engraver's union requires that it is done by three separate gnomes. The first gnome engraves the diagonals, the second does the crown, and the third does the fleur de lis.

Right. I figured it was done in some non-user-friendly way. hmmm. if only I had a surgeons hands and something other than a dremel. but id still like to give it a whirl though.

In the old days they would probably have used a strong acid etch technique - it can bite quite deep and pack in loads of detail. These days they have computer controlled lasers that do much the same thing, even on curved surfaces. You just use some sort of software package for the design, put the blade in a jig so that each blade is always in the same place, and let it go for it. Even heat build-up is not a problem with some laser types so I supose heat-treated metal is not a problem.

Regards,
Neil

I am a hand engraver and I use a hammer and chisel to do it. On steel like firearms it is done with a carbide tip graver (chisel) However it can not be done on a hardened razor with anything eccept etching or a lazer. This is an example of hand engraving on brass. It is not cut very deep but much deeper than with a machine. I hope this helps. Mack

I go with Neil's laser theory or some sort of chemical etch.
Can never be certain but don't beleive it's a die or done by hand.

SWAG..Electro-etch. (reverse electro-plating) fast and simple to make and apply photo resists industrially. Laser/light strike the design onto the resist and wash with water which removes the lasered/light struck resist and then electro-etch. Chemically remove the resist and good to sell.
Respectfully
~Richard
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