Jim, Bob,
Thank you for the comments, and I agree with moving it lower, and larger spirals. There's too much dead space below, and maybe not enough above the upper C-scroll.
I will trace it, erase it, and then use the trace to move it around a bit.
As to the size of the upper C-scroll, I see both of your points - Jim says maybe too big, Bob says there are examples of them that large. My gut feel is that it is too big. I think when I move the whole thing down, it will give me a better perspective on the size of the upper scroll.
I wonder if it's not the size of the actual upper C-scroll that looks too big, but the tendril on the left side of it. As in, the tendril is too big/fat and throws the balance off. Just thinking out loud here.
thanks for showing those two rifles, Bob, they are good examples for me to study. The modeling of the major C-scroll on your top picture is close to how I had envisaged doing mine.
As for the scroll in front of the cheek rest, I will hack at it again. it looks stubby and fat to me.
The idea behind the design is to echo the major c-scroll from behind the cheek piece, but to introduce some leafs, so to provide a transition to my fluer de lis behind the tang. The tang carving is a fluer de lis, with the two side tendrils in leaf shape instead of a simple rounded tendril, if that makes sense. Similar to many Albrecht and Oerter designs.
Mr. Bubbles,
It's a Kibler Colonial, and I have chosen to go with a Lancaster-esque feel to it, with a hint of Christian's Spring. See my post several above describing the fictional story behind it.
I hear you on working on it until it is right. I've been at this design for about a month now, first on paper, then on the gun, then on paper, then on the gun etc etc. Drawing is a struggle for me.
Thanks again all,
Cheers,
Norm
