Patch box design

[Goo]

Hello all spent some time designing a patch box yesterday looking for all comments from the yea`s and nay`s

[rich pierce]

I like these surrounded boxes. The shape and engraving are pleasing to me.  I’d say that unlike engraving on modern guns it’s rare to “pack” a patchbox with engraving without some “white space”.

[Eric Krewson]

I was once a half fast artist, great work but as Rich pointed out it is a bit too "busy". Look at some originals to see how much design they pack into the same space.

[JTR]

On the other hand, look at some of Jacob Kuntz work.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24681
Click the pic for a larger image.

[bama]

If you leave the space around the lower pedal of the flower open (cut out) so the wood is exposed in that location, it would help the overall design. Then, if you are a good enough engraver to engrave your design and shade it properly, I think it could be an attractive Patch Box.

There are a few people out there in builder land that can pull this kind of work off and make it look good. There is an example of this kind of work over on the Contemporary page.