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  1. AllenClapp

    Marcus Hunt's English Fine Scroll

    Such a set would make a good birthday present to myself!
  2. AllenClapp

    Marcus Hunt's English Fine Scroll

    I, for one, would also join in a preorder. Let's hope this can work out.
  3. AllenClapp

    Critique Request Holt script

    IF I understand your red lines correctly, it looks like you may be wanting to make the small letters in the name look three dimensional. If so, that maylook odd next to a capital H that is clearly a flat two-dimensional letter, unless you also add a little to the H to make it look more three...
  4. AllenClapp

    Critique Request Scroll idea

    There are so many things that you can do with that design. It looks reasonably balanced now, even with the blank area to the right. It can stand alone. The beauty of this design is that the weight of the design seems stable enough to allow you to leave the area to the right alone or, if you...
  5. AllenClapp

    Critique Request Al mar eagle

    Matthew, You may wish to look at the stem of the two large scrolls as it approaches the final leaves. For the first scroll, the stem looks thicker than that that preceded the last section. It runs from thin where the intermediate leaf wraps around it to thick as it approaches the leaves near the...
  6. AllenClapp

    Help, please: NGraver Dot Punch

    Have you talked with Brian at NGraver? He had a few 1.5s several weeks ago, but they may all be gone.
  7. AllenClapp

    Curtiss Jenny

    Thank you. Now I understand the why of the design.
  8. AllenClapp

    Curtiss Jenny

    Thanks for posting this. I love the look and feel of this calling card-sized engraving. I can almost hear internal termoil: do I just cut the plate so I can show it off, or do I cut it in reverse so I can use it to print calling cards? Forgive me please, but I am a border junkie and I get out of...
  9. AllenClapp

    How deep to engrave?

    The set of plates produced by Layne Zuelke is a very good starting place for two reasons. Not only do you get one plate that is complete with shading, but you get a starter plate from which you can transfer designs and either cut them as done by him or, using the backbones only, create your own...
  10. AllenClapp

    How deep to engrave?

    A great tool is to closely examine castings of good work. Two good sources for engraving castings are the shopping page at FEGA.com and Layne Zuelke's https://southerncustomengraving.com/index.html. If you really want to drool, try one of the kits by Mike Dubber and Les Schowe on the practice &...
  11. AllenClapp

    Another brass zippo

    When using a pivoting foot pedal, try moving your foot further forward on the pedal and see if you can't find the right balance. Once you do, it is very comfortable.
  12. AllenClapp

    Engraving finishes

    The info on longevity of finishes in a salt bath is on the Cerakote services page.
  13. AllenClapp

    Critique Request Spyderco knife design help

    If you bend the last tendril on the left around to make a full turn or cross back over the stem, and then increase the size of the last upper leaf on the left so that it fills the extra space and touches the last tendril as it comes around, you will create a couple more background areas to...
  14. AllenClapp

    Engraving finishes

    Neat idea. I looked on Cerakote's website for applicators near me and, lo and behold, I found one in Raleigh NC that only does firearms: https://dirtybirdusa.com/. There is a neat chart on the site showing the relative times of various finishes in a standard salt bath, with Cerakote coming out...
  15. AllenClapp

    Ngraver Company?

    The FOR SALE area of engraverscafe.com is a great place to sell anything you have. You do have to be a contributing member of the site to post on that part of it, but the cost is little. Posting on engraver sites may get you a quicker and better response. Facebook has three sites of interest to...
  16. AllenClapp

    Ngraver Company?

    Brian is trying to "pick the ball back up" after the recent family issues. He is trying to see where the business is and what is best to do with it from here, so perhaps there may be a light at the end of the tunnel soon. He provided me with a few items a few weeks ago that were available only...
  17. AllenClapp

    very delicate work

    Monk, you are a bad boy! I got hooked and couldn't stop watching until the end. Interesting project and an interesting moderator. He really made it fun to watch (no pun intended).
  18. AllenClapp

    Need Transfer Advice

    If you have a color inkjet printer that uses pigment ink for both the black and the colors, all will transfer. This can be helpful, because you can put red color in crossover areas to help keep you from running a line too far into another object. Unfortunately, most of the lesser expensive...
  19. AllenClapp

    Damar varnish alternative?

    You can always order damar varnish from Blicks Art Supply or JerrysArtarama. They are both great sources for all things art.
  20. AllenClapp

    A good read from 1915.

    You can download this one as a PDF and print it out, if desired.

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