Can you engrave a 3 Dimensional shapes

[avadon]

This might be a totally stupid question to ask but I was curious if one can use a Lindsay palm control graver to grave a 3 dimensional shape? For example could you engrave a skull or animal in 3 dimensional relief or does it not work very well to try to engrave/cut out material like that?

Thanks,

[DKanger]

obviously you posted your question before looking around the site. Click on "All Albums" at the upper left hand corner of your screen and browse thru them.

[avadon]

I've seen the all albums before. That's not what I'm referring to. My question isn't can you engrave on 3-dimensional objects. That I already know to be true. What I'm curious of is can you actually carve out a 3 dimensional object. Part of me thinks this would be too much material to remove but maybe it's possible.

[SEngraver]

Originally Posted by avadon

This might be a totally stupid question to ask but I was curious if one can use a Lindsay palm control graver to grave a 3 dimensional shape? For example could you engrave a skull or animal in 3 dimensional relief or does it not work very well to try to engrave/cut out material like that?

Thanks,

Try and see some of Mr.T Sterlings work.

http://sterlingsculptures.com/wp/

Also try and run a search on his work in progress threads as Mr.KDandger advised earlier.They will be very useful.
SE

[chujybear]

you could.
a very little one.. maybe bigger w the nitro, never tried it.
but depending on the scale, it probably wouldnt be the most efficient tool

[dogcatcher]

Yes, but most that is done is in the form of relief carving. Phil Coggan did a relief of a leopard a while back that is an excellent example of relief carving.

[carl bleile]

yes you can do 3d or what I call sculpted high relief engraving with the Lindsay tools if you look in my albums you will see some