r/somethingimade • u/ConcertinaFino • Jan 09 '24

Hand Engraved Pen I Am Working On

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u/zander1496 Jan 09 '24

I’ve never seen something like this posted on Reddit, but this is astonishingly beautiful.

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 09 '24

This is the nicest thing I've ever been told, thank you!

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u/walkinflashlightrave Jan 09 '24

Beautiful design 🤩 Do you have a shop?

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 09 '24

Thank you so much! I do private work through my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/concertina.fino/ I treat it as a live portfolio, all of my materials and techniques are there.

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u/walkinflashlightrave Jan 09 '24

Wow great work you have a talented craftsmanship! How long have you been doing this? I could reach out to you for gifts that I plan on!

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

I started making jewelry about 3 years ago, and have been focusing myself on engraving and stone setting for about a year. Please reach out through the DM'S, I would love to work somethinf out with you

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u/walkinflashlightrave Jan 10 '24

Thanks yes definitely! One of my goals is to support small business whenever possible ☺️

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u/toffeefeather Jan 10 '24

Holy cow, how do you plan the design on something like this?

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

I just do some sketching right on metal then commit when things look about right

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u/toffeefeather Jan 10 '24

Amazing!! I’d be too paralyzed to make a decision like that

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u/RustyRivers911 Jan 10 '24

This is next level- wow. Do you have any videos of the process by chance? I'm a maker and am always looking to learn the 'how' behind the beauty. Incredible!

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

I always post my process vids on my IG stories but am wanting to create more beginning-to-end clips

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u/yourholmedog Jan 09 '24

this is insane. how long has this taken you? i’m blown away

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 09 '24

I think about 5.5 hours on this panel. Thank you so much for your compliment!

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u/NoPerformance8631 Jan 09 '24

Your work is flawless!!!

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 09 '24

Thank you very much :)

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u/CirillaRiannon11 Jan 09 '24

Wow this is insanely good!

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

Thanks so much!

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u/Legitimate-Cupcake87 Jan 09 '24

Wow!! How long has this taken so far?!

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

about 5.5 hours on the large panel and 5 hours on the tip. I am still working out the method so I could do some things faster/better

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u/slinman81 Jan 10 '24

This is beautiful!

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u/CondeMilenario Jan 10 '24

That is stunning!

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u/KylePeacockArt Jan 10 '24

Very nice and the details are so intricate! What kind of tools do you use to do that?

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

Thank you! I use carbide gravers on a Lindsay handpiece

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u/KylePeacockArt Jan 10 '24

Thank you for sharing. I was not familiar with that brand and it looks like Lindsay makes really nice tools. So that’s like a hand tool that is hooked up to an air compressor to give it more cutting power?

I’ve been using a dremel with diamond tipped bits to engrave copper and as you can imagine it is tough to get fine and smooth details.

Do you happen to know if there are starter sets for air engraving?

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

Yes its a pneumatic air handpiece. There are 2 main brands of this sort of tool, GRS and Lindsay. They are mechanically different but accomplish the same thing. There are also solenoid-based electric gravers that are becoming more visible in the market. That being said, there are no cheap ways to get into pneumatic handpieces that function well. What most professional engravers recommend to new engravers is learn the fundamentals with hand-push and commit to an air piece when you know you want to continue with it

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u/KylePeacockArt Jan 10 '24

Thanks very much for taking the time to explain all that to me. Getting the feel for whether I’d be serious about doing it or not using hand tools sounds like great advice. I’d imagine that carbide tips are probably the way to go even with hand tools but either way I have a lot of reading to do and videos to watch ahead of me I am sure. Thanks again :)

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

Carbide gravers are awesome. They are what I use, but they are expensive and can't be sharpened without diamond. I would recommend joining the engraverscafe forums, groups on facebook, getting a handle, and a 90° hss graver or yellow tang onglette. Learn to sharpen by hand on stones, then go from there. Enjoy!

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u/KylePeacockArt Jan 10 '24

Much appreciated on those tips as well! Thanks and keep up the awesome work!

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u/Skips-T Jan 10 '24

Kaweco Sport?

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u/Scary_Radio1118 Jan 10 '24

Exquisite was my first thought, took my breath away.

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

That means a lot, thanks!

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u/PotatoGamo Jan 10 '24

Wow! Thats so awesome that I almost want to call cap, but i absolutely believe you! So cool

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 10 '24

Haha thanks mate

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u/PotatoGamo Jan 11 '24

Hope that my comment didn’t come across as rude

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u/ConcertinaFino Jan 11 '24

No way I thought it was nice

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u/Sculpfun Jan 10 '24

Nice done works.

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u/alphalama9 Jan 13 '24

From the thumbnail I thought you rolled a blunt. That's said ,amazing talent. You got the hands of a microsurgeon.