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I always have a fat sharpie on my bench. I just go over my work and wipe it off with my fingers before it dries just helps me see where... -
Far too much emphasis goes into which program to get the perfect drawing complete with shading lines etc etc. The fact is the transfer...
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graniteguy52 reacted to Mike Cirelli's post in the thread Engraved guitar for Gibson custom shop with
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This is a guitar I engraved for Gibsons custom shop in Nashville -
Working engravers had to produce almost exact copies of the standard Browning engraving patterns. They had available the earliest form...
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At the Merkel factory in Suhl, Germany, the engravers who are cutting standard patterns are so accustomed to cutting the same design...
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Thanks for all the feedback. Some of the stories remind me of a some of the old stone carvers. I worked with one in Italy when I was...
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graniteguy52 reacted to T.G.III's post in the thread Grand Master Ken C Hunt Drawing Series 2022 with Like.
I'm not the only one that struggles with the art, found this during study time. Grand Master Gun Engraver Ken C Hunt Drawing Series...
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A very nice interview with Sam via Rio Grande podcasts...
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graniteguy52 reacted to SamW's post in the thread Ron Smith's The Making of A Masterpiece with Like.
I recently received a copy of Ron's new book and want to comment on just how impressed I am with the book. Ron takes you through all...
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graniteguy52 reacted to Brian Hochstrat's post in the thread Rodeo knife for Blade Show Texas with Like.
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Guess I have to do it ten at a time
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Just visiting Oxford again for research and other work. min not here to look at guns, but of course there is a lot of guns and other...
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