Recent content by Strelok

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    Good, inexpensive, engraveable knife?

    BladeHQ has some decent quality Bokers, just ordered one.
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    I hate lettering

    I think the style of lettering is a good match for the scrollwork and the piece as a whole. Looks good to me! I love lettering, but I used to be afraid of it. Didn't hate it, I was intimidated because mistakes are easy to see. Just keep going! If you have favorite quotes, put those on...
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    Bullino Geometry

    I think I just need to make a bunch of different ones and try them all
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    Ruger

    Crazy Horse, I've asked that to myself many times
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    Ruger

    I have heard of a method used to anneal that uses steel foil and a rolled up piece of copy paper. I don't know the specifics, but the piece needing to be annealed is placed in a steel foil pouch with the copy paper, then sealed and baked. A benefit to this method is that it also preserves...
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    Ruger

    I would like to know as well for future Vaqueros
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    Ruger

    Ruger loading gates are out of this world on the hardness scale. Combine that with the difficulty in securing them to cut and they can be frustrating. Great job!
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    Honest Question

    One thing to keep in mind, too, is that there are multiple layers to engraving. Would I love to engrave nothing but higher end firearms? Heck yes! Will it pay the bills for me now? Heck no. Artists (don't deny you are one) must embrace their minor media to stay relevant. What is minor media...
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    Bullino Geometry

    You are right! I found some notes from way back when and I believe I was using a 12.5 degree belly.
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    Bullino Geometry

    I guess it's kinda hard to explain, image was side view, heel is a two-sided heel that's ground very deep with a very tiny face that is basically just a second or two on a ceramic wheel. I think I'm going to try and replicate your graver geometry just to see what I can do with it. The one I have...
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    Bullino Geometry

    I'm happy to see you replied personally! I love your bullino work and whenever I've shown it to people, they have to look for a second before realizing it's on a 2D surface. I understand what you're saying about brittleness (especially with carbide or CMAX type materials). So basically, a...
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    Honest Question

    Just in the short time I've been engraving there seems to have been an artistic shift in the generations. Where boomers and older generations enjoyed scrollwork and more traditional styles, younger people seem to want more varied designs that break out of the traditional mold. I also believe...
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    Bullino Geometry

    Hey all, I'm interested in getting back into finely detailed bullino work. I have one style of graver that has an extremely long, deep belly (Can't remember the geometry without my notes in front of me) with a tiny face. I'm looking for some geometry for dotted bullino similar to stippling...
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    Artisan Cutlery Copper Scale Knife Project

    Once I get started, I'll definitely post some! I still need to post some previous work I've done now that I think of it.
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    Artisan Cutlery Copper Scale Knife Project

    Link That's for the shark. Same website has a couple other Artisans with copper. They also just released all brass scaled versions!
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