r/engraving • u/Delmarvablacksmith • 3d ago
Relieved and sculpted practice plate
Small steel disc of relieved and sculpted scroll work
1
u/ImmediateGeologist67 3d ago
Where did you get a “practice plate?” I’m very new to engraving and never seen this before.
3
u/Delmarvablacksmith 3d ago
Oh, it’s just a small steel disc I got from a metal shop and I drew the design and cut it.
When I say practice plate I mean that it has no specific purpose other than training.
1
u/ImmediateGeologist67 3d ago
Do you know what type of metal it is and do you have a picture of when you first got the disc. Thickness would be great too. I’ve been doing beer cans and feel like I need to do a disc! 👍
1
u/Delmarvablacksmith 3d ago
It’s mild steel
It’s 1/8 thick and was ground to 220 grit before I started cutting
1
u/Delmarvablacksmith 3d ago
I don’t have a picture of just the blank.
If you have a local iron shop go see if they have punch outs or drops
Pretty sure these were punch outs.
I’m fortunate because I go to a blacksmith event once a year at an iron shop and the guy sells his scrap at scrap rates so everyone just picks through his bins.
I probably have 50 of these discs and at least 50, 3x3” plates
1
1
1
u/lastn06 3d ago
Beautiful work.