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  1. sam

    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    I heard from Judith but not Winston. He's been having some health issues lately. One of his oldest customers and friends told me he thinks it was done in the 70s. I don't know if it's ever been published. I don't recall seeing it, but I might just be forgetting it if it was.
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    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    I was wondering how the hell he engraved it. The engraving is as crisp and sharp as the moment he cut it, with no evidence of polishing or abrasion as you might have if you had to remove fire scale or discoloration after heat treating. Having a soft outer layer makes total sense. Interestingly...
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    John Rohner books.

    what a treasure!!
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    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    It’s rare to see photos of Churchill’s engraving much less to find a piece on eBay. The seller did a rush job, took extremely bad photos, and said the engraving could have been done by Lynton McKenzie but couldn‘t confirm it. I grabbed it because I was pretty sure it was Wìnston’s work, despite...
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    Engraved Colt revolver

    That's beautiful, classic engraving. Whether or not it's LDN's I don't know, but I have seen where he has used the edge of a dot punch to make the three or four small lines below an element, and I believe his animal heads were more refined. Nonetheless this is a great old piece regardless of who...
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    SCI 50th Anniversary Project

    Bravo Mike!! Super nice, deep cutting!
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    Some work of the last few years. Long delays in completing this alongside other work that came in. Turkish walnut grips, and checkered at 55LPI.

    Damien, even your signature is in a difficult and awkward place to engrave. Like engraving inside a ring!
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    Pros of procreate and other digital products

    Our entire household is an Apple ecosystem. iPhones, iPads, iMacs, Apple Watch...if it's Apple we probably have it. And every device communicates with each other by syncing images and many other things. I'm a video creator/editor, photographer, illustrator, and my iMac is powerful tool for all...
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    Some work of the last few years. Long delays in completing this alongside other work that came in. Turkish walnut grips, and checkered at 55LPI.

    Some seriously incredible work Damien! You are the man! Engraving doesn't get any better than this. So good to see you posting again!
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    one of us?

    There are obvious advantages to transferring designs that are used in production engraving. A huge time savings. That's how you show profit. Using templates for scroll backbones isn't something I think is a good idea, because every time you use a backbone template you're not honing your skills...
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    Henry Golden Boy receiver

    I'll take a guess that's its clear lacquer.
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    Question: How far do you look ahead when cutting straight lines

    When cutting next to a scribed line (I cut TO the line, not ON the line), I watch immediately where the cut is occurring in order to be sure I'm cutting next to the line. On a pencil drawn leaf or scroll, I probably watch slightly ahead of the cut, but it's not something I'm aware of or think...
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    Magnum vs 901 hand piece face off

    The Magnum is great for heavy work as we have noted in the past. For me, it's too large for my hand to do really fine shading and smaller detailed work. I suppose I could adapt to it if it was all I had, but the 901 is gold standard in engraving handpieces as far as I'm concerned. It's capable...
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    Critique Request Knife guard scroll design

    I'm good with it. I think this will make a very beautiful engraving.
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    Question About The GRS Satellite™ Turntable Stand

    I have 3 of them. They are extremely sturdy and I can't imagine ever tipping one over, even with the heaviest GRS vise. I also use the GRS positioning vises. The gas spring is a fantastic feature. Loosen the collet and it floats up and down and is sooooo easy to adjust height when you need to...
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    Pocket microscope for inspecting gravers

    I carry a 10x jewelers loupe like I do a pocketknife. The pocket microscope sounds like a nice graver looker atter! I see lots of different ones listed online.
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