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    Question about drawing and software

    You might consider starting a new post with your question instead of including this as a comment in someone else's question. You'll likely get more advice this way. Now it's simply buried in Travis's post.
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    slide

    Big Un offers good advice. You are trying to jump right in and engrave a gun before you understand the basic fundamentals of what makes good scrollwork. If you don't already have a copy of Lee Griffiths book Design Fundamentals for Artists and Engravers, I highly recommend it. Without a mentor...
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    Question: FEGA DVD´s

    Each of these videos was recorded during seminars at the Engravers Guild show in Vegas each year. Every year two of us will do a seminar on a single subject. Since they are recorded on the fly they are simple in nature. Also be aware that since the audience is mostly experienced engravers that...
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    Engraving Class / Teacher Recommendations

    Your choices depend greatly on what stage of the game you are in. Some of the classes available might have previous experience requirements. If the eventual goal is to engrave guns then spend as much time as you can working on artwork as you do cutting. Cutting will be the easy part. With gun...
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    Question: Engravers Cafe vs Engraving Bench - Hand Engraving Tips & Techniques

    So this is a bit late but I'm actually visiting here because of an article Scott Pilkington posted on Facebook about the death of small online art communities. I wanted to see for myself if that was the case and indeed things have slowed down here. I still believe the Cafe is valuable resource...
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    2019 FEGA-Colt 1911 auction gun.

    I haven’t been around the Cafe as much as I’d like what with moderating on Facebook, the YouTube channel and all of the other social media. That being said, as Jan and the FEGA Show get closer I thought I’d post some pics of the FEGA Auction Colt 1911. I’ve just wrapped up the major scroll and...
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    Let me show you my first metal engraving ...

    Beautiful work! Good scrimshaw artists take to engraving like that Koi to water.
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    Blackhawk Custom 1911

    I don't often post any work here but I'll try and make an effort to rectify that. This is a slide for a Nighthawk Custom T4 Stainless 1911 I just completed. I won't get the frame for final photos till Shot Show in Jan so here's the bare slide. It was a fun project what with the lined background...
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    Cup jig

    I mentioned engraving some goblets in another post. I thought I'd post a pic of the simple jig I made to help in holding them. This was first a barrel jig. I altered it to add the cup insert that came with our CNC engraving machine. The inserts can be made fairly easily or maybe find some old...
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    GRS Turntable bearings

    Anyone know if replacement bearings are available for my GRS turntable? Rex, Sam? Some reason mine will stay clean for about 2 weeks and I have to clean them again. Anyone ever experiment with replacement bearings? Layne Z.
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    Sterling punch bowl project

    I haven't visited much lately much less participated or contributed anything to the forum. The shop has been a little over run but here is one of the latest time suckers. This sterling silver punch bowl is a replica/replacement for an award that was lost in the mail. The medallion was done in...
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    New Carbide Gravers

    My partner and I are just placed an order for some new gravers. Having only used the offerings from Grs and all of Lindsay's gravers, I'm excited to try something new. Here is a link to Armeni carbide gravers. http://www.carbidegravers.com/premium.htm They are not available in the states as far...
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    Lockplate for Andrew Jackson pistol

    This is the lockplate for a "documentary" piece I'm doing. The original gun was owned by Andrew Jackson and was made by American gunmaker Phillip Creamer. The engraving is a cut for cut copy of the original gun where possible. The finished gun will be auctioned off later this year at a...
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    Latest engraved plane

    Thought I'd post a pic of the latest plane out of the shop. It's a Wayne Anderson low angle. It's as pretty as a piece of jewelry and it was an honor to engrave it.
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