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    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    my question is how do you keep your ball vise from moving? i tried that and had to mount a jaw vise.
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    Work holding

    get a dual heat gun that runs the 4 inch sticks it gives ample time to place and secure your piece.
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    A couple free tips...

    its funny how we find things that work. i like so many started with James Meeks book and started with Chinese white. i still use it a lot, i just use a thin layer to cut the shine off and draw with a .03 hard pencil. when i transfer a cut i use Sams transfer wax. i caught something from Roger...
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    bulino practice

    thank you next time GRS offers bulino with Jake Newell i would recommend it. great guy very talented. easy learning with him.
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    bulino practice

    thank you for all that insight that's a lot. my background is i started life at gunsmithing school but also come from a long line of railroaders so that is where i spent 48 years making line A meet line B at the exact spot it needed to be. Some where in there i became interested in photograph...
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    bulino practice

    thank you it was strong back lighting so i had trouble figuring out how much to put in their.
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    bulino practice

    this is my grand daughter asking for advice what i am doing wrong. thank you
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    practice plate

    i know same thing i think. lol
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    practice plate

    i have a lewis model to restore. just thinking of patterns. that was fun to cut but thinking light english scroll and a some hunting dogs. i have found nothing that shows lewis models all decked out.
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    practice plate

    had a big old Nebraska blizzard this weekend. Thought i would try some patterns from Ithaca.
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    acid etched memorial

    she was one of a kind.rescue dog a year of intense medical care. she paid us back a 100 fold
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    acid etched memorial

    i made it, covered in asphaltum then scratched in her image etched, then recovered the plate in select areas and re treated until i got the different levels in her face and surrounding areas. it was a fun project, hours wise 15 or so most of the time was waiting for the resist to dry. i then...
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    acid etched memorial

    this was the toughest dog and the most loving dog we have ever had.
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    Christmas in Como Itlay

    They sure do know how to put on a light show.
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    savage 99

    thanks got a list of names from everyone.
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