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  1. SamW

    Question: Who was the Master Engraver??

    It does look a lot like Prudhomme work. Roger may be closer with the idea of a German or Austrian engraver.
  2. SamW

    The Secret Meeting of Bulgarian Engravers 2024

    Beautiful works Evgeni and a very interesting post! Thanks and keep them coming!
  3. SamW

    Question: Who was the Master Engraver??

    Perhaps Arnold Griebel?
  4. SamW

    Carving on Gunstock R93

    More superb work Evgeni...keep them coming!
  5. SamW

    Zippo engraving

    Beautifully done Evgeni!!
  6. SamW

    Combination of hand engraving and fiber laser

    I do hope you have that bronze protected from corrosion because I am afraid I drooled all over it!!
  7. SamW

    site improvement

    While I don't think engravers are likely to be visually impaired I for one appreciate the added contrast!!
  8. SamW

    Critique Request Elephant bulino

    I forgot to mention...an excellent photo as well!
  9. SamW

    Critique Request Elephant bulino

    That is super!!
  10. SamW

    troubles joining the cafe

    No need for that Sam!
  11. SamW

    Hand engraving micro script lettering

    Looks Great Sam! Reminds me when I bought a 'scope many years ago. Cranked it up to 30 power and proceeded to cut my name. Looked like I was cutting Grand Canyon! When I backed off to look at it, it was too small to read! I stayed with my Optivisor.
  12. SamW

    Drawing Pencil

    An example of "draw and cut". Texas engraver and first president of FEGA Frank Hendricks always said gun engraving was cutting a predetermined line.
  13. SamW

    Drawing Pencil

    As above I use a scribe but there are conditions for its use. First, the metal needs to be polished to a well worn 600 grit polish. This is to let you scribe the lines in very lightly and still see them under good lighting. This will let you easily burnish out areas you wish to correct. If...
  14. SamW

    Gold inlay question

    John, I got the impression he meant that in getting teeth and undercuts strong enough to hold the silver he had made the cavity too wide/big. I suggest using gold for testing which I find much easier to inlay than silver and use a fine scribe point to undercut (scratch) the outline and make...
  15. SamW

    Question: Scrimshaw question

    Pap, I never used steel wool on ivory or its synthetics. I gave it a high polish, layed out the design then waxed. Starting with the darkest color (usually black) then waxing before moving on to the next darkest color area. Waxing after each color is added. The wax keeps you from wiping off...
  16. SamW

    Question: Scrimshaw question

    Try a coat of Renaisance wax before scrimming. After each color is added to the design, coat that as well so that the ink is not thinned wihile working on the next area. I used to have trouble with the design fading away as I added each area of color until I used the wax. A trick I learned...
  17. SamW

    Fix it

    Hopefully I did so...without scrambling everything. Thanks Jeff.
  18. SamW

    Fix it

    Sam, can we do away with this?? Two-step verification required TOS
  19. SamW

    Knife “best project to date”

    It turned out quite attractive.

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