Non-stainless steels of course will rust. What do you like to use to finish a project that you dont blacken, and what do you like to use OTHER than Renaissance wax or mineral oil. I find Renaissance wax makes things cloudy, especially for brighter cuts ,and mineral oil has to be reapplied...
The items offered everywhere I've looked are indeed super thin... seems like the sturdier pendants and bracelets are perhaps being made by the engraver? Time to learn how to carve wax and sand cast ... :)
Anyone able to recommend a website or two that sells good quality engraveables in 14k or 18k gold or perhaps platinum? Wondering if there are any reliable sites out there rather than general sites like etsy, Amazon
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Thanks, Monk. That's helpful to hear and that's generally how I currently have approached it but I'm sort of one of those folks that likes having a framework in mind when approaching things and i guess I'm hoping to create/find one I can follow for old english...
Anyone have a link or reference for a good step-by-step tutorial for cutting old english lettering in the "best" or most "ideal" step-by-step order so as to get the best looking result when not just outlining the letters? (To clarify, I'm not asking about merely outlining the laid-out letters...
Could anyone please provide a link or source to where one can find more examples of amazing inscription work such as this? I'm having trouble finding much on the net and here and was hoping someone might know of some resources. Thanks!
Lately I've had the inexplicable urge to resume making knives. Because of a variety of time related reasons and work constraints, I had altogether stopped several years ago. As many of you may know, knife making is extremely time consuming ( at least to make something that satisfies my personal...
Thanks, Monk. Not quite exactly what I had laid out, because of how surprisingly hard the slide turned out to be, but somewhat close. Working on the frame, and will then turn to the other side of the slide. More pics hopefully this week. I have to work on a CZ 75 B interspersed with this...