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    Announcement of death of Bill Moody. See www.Fairfuneralhome.com

    Announcement of death of Bill Moody. See www.Fairfuneralhome.com
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    Tom White hone + GRS dual angle sharpener question

    Went to the hobby shop and got different thicknesses of styrene to use as spacers.
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    Las Vegas…let the countdown begin

    Thank you all for your well wishes for a quick recovery; means a lot to me and Mrs. Mary. I'll be fine as my Great Creator takes care of me during this time. If He chooses to take me home early, then that's better (except for those left behind) I'll be spending eternity with those I love. In the...
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    Progress Pic Bulldog

    Reminds me of "Ole Chesty" the USMC mascot!!
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    Las Vegas…let the countdown begin

    Unfortunately, I'll not be attending again this year-too many my health issues. I've lost 30 lbs in ten days and am losing blood in my system somewhere, just don't know where, so I'm confined to the house for a little while longer. This has also affected my engraving schedule. Will miss you guys!
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    Motorbike engraving

    I've used kerosine occasionally, but NeverSeize works wonders
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    Humor

    Hope to see one this season!
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    Engraving brass after practicing on steel

    Cast brass is usually full of voids.
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    Question: No smudge solution

    On larger surfaces I use an airbrush to spray on Tom's solution. It gives me a more consistent coverage and saves a little of the solution in the process, then I spray cheap hair spray over it LIGHTLY.
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    Cutting on concave surfaces

    Old engravers made their gravers themselves, bending the tips upwards to fit the curvature of the object being engraved, such as bowls or spoons. Search for these types on the internet and in the older engraving books and there are examples shown.
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    Engrave in interview

    I don't know if this was intended for me, but, no, I'll not be at the Engrave-In, had to back out due to continuing health issues.
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    please help

    Sorry to hear about your needing to relocate from your homeland to the USA but maybe it will benefit you in the future. I'm sure the language barrier will be overcome as we all have the ability to communicate, even if regimentally at times. Would love to see some examples of your work. I was on...
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    Rifle Floorplates with Diamonds

    Learned something new about "radiated" diamonds today, thanks Mike.
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    Stepping up from practice plates

    And with the current political climate with BATFE you may just put yourself in their crosshairs for a "future anarchist" classification.
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    One year of engraving

    Extremely well done! Ray is great teacher, and it shows you listened to him and applied his expertise correctly. Sometimes we artists are a little "set in our ways" and don't want to listen to our instructors.
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