Zenaida, An Elegant Shroud Saber Design

[Sawyer]

Excellent etch work. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for a resist?

I'll just call it art. That's absolutely gorgeous.

+1 on wanting to know what you used for a resist, Sawyer.

Nice etching work. Must have taken a long time to lay that pattern out.

Thank you everyone for the very encouraging comments! It's really nice to hear that you appreciated our hard work! We've been painstakingly working on this shroud for awhile now and have put our minds, hearts, and souls into etching and preparing this!

That being said, we are hoping to one day sell a Saber or two as a product (elsewhere)- and I apologize, but we would really like to keep the technique we are using with the resist and shroud etching process close to our chests. Again though, thank you very much for all your kind words! We've got a few other etched Shrouds and Sabers in the works currently and I'll be sure to post them to get your thoughts on them when they are ready. Constructive criticism is always welcome!

[Sevinzol]

we would really like to keep the technique we are using with the resist and shroud etching process close to our chests

Aw no fair. I wanted to know how you got the blue cast to the shroud. Nice job (is an understatement)

[sks1138]

Wow!! That is one awesome shroud.

[grAfLEX25]

That truly is a work of art. Definitely fits the bill of "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age". I would love to see more pictures of this saber.

[Quixotic Jedi]

Awesome etching!!!

[ZombieMacabre]

That's just stunning work. It's right up there with Genesis sabers. Excellent job.

[Sawyer]

Aw no fair. I wanted to know how you got the blue cast to the shroud. Nice job (is an understatement)

Wow!! That is one awesome shroud.

That truly is a work of art. Definitely fits the bill of "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age". I would love to see more pictures of this saber.

Awesome etching!!!

That's just stunning work. It's right up there with Genesis sabers. Excellent job.

An absolutely MASSIVE thank you to each one of you! All of the comments are not only encouraging, but inspiring also! Thank you!

[ARKM]

Thank you everyone for the very encouraging comments! It's really nice to hear that you appreciated our hard work! We've been painstakingly working on this shroud for awhile now and have put our minds, hearts, and souls into etching and preparing this!

That being said, we are hoping to one day sell a Saber or two as a product (elsewhere)- and I apologize, but we would really like to keep the technique we are using with the resist and shroud etching process close to our chests. Again though, thank you very much for all your kind words! We've got a few other etched Shrouds and Sabers in the works currently and I'll be sure to post them to get your thoughts on them when they are ready. Constructive criticism is always welcome!

Looks like you got it nailed down but if it helps, I hear that die cut vinyl stickers work well for a resist. That's what rogue9607 used for his Satele Shan lightsaber staff. Me, I'm still playing around with the toner transfer method.

[snilam]

elegant indeed. Well done. and to who asked about resists I still prefer the PNP blue method it lets you get the most intricate details and is cheap. I use to use vinyl cut stickers when I first started but found as my etchings started to get finer and more detailed my vinyl place that I also use for my day job started telling me that they couldn't cut it out due to the size and intricateness of some of the patterns. With PNP blue if you can print it you can etch it.

[ARKM]

elegant indeed. Well done. and to who asked about resists I still prefer the PNP blue method it lets you get the most intricate details and is cheap. I use to use vinyl cut stickers when I first started but found as my etchings started to get finer and more detailed my vinyl place that I also use for my day job started telling me that they couldn't cut it out due to the size and intricateness of some of the patterns. With PNP blue if you can print it you can etch it.

I've never had good results using PnP Blue when transfering the image to metal. I know others have but I can't get it to work for me... and that's still the toner transfer method. I just use pages torn from magazines instead of PnP Blue.