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  1. SamW

    Guitar truss rod covers

    Excellent touch! A fine guitar is naked without fine engraving!
  2. SamW

    copper fish

    To clarify my comments...you could use even a good hard wood (such as maple) for the insert which would be easier to make. And I use my chasing hammer for setting the inlay so my "whack" is not as hard as it sounds.
  3. SamW

    copper fish

    For small sheet like that I use a flat polished stainless tool blank with handle that covers the whole inlay (laying flat across the inlay) and give it a good whack first time to set the inlay. After that a punch can be used to go over the area to insure a good set everywhere. I find the flat...
  4. SamW

    copper fish

    Make sure your burrs are strong, the copper as soft as you can get it and back the handle scale very solidly. It will take a fairly stiff blow to set the sheet. Also you want undercuts around the outline to help hold the edges of the inlay from being easily lifted. Backing the knife handle so...
  5. SamW

    The 2021 SCI Auction Rifle-Pistol Project

    Good on you Mike!! I expected nothing less.
  6. SamW

    American Arms

    Excellent...and congrats on the Master status. I assume that is electroless nickel plating? I have used that a number of times and find it an excellent finish for fine engraving!
  7. SamW

    New here

    The Engravers Guild show is at the Westgate this Fri, Sat and Sun. Be sure to go and meet a bunch of the nicest folks around (engravers).
  8. SamW

    gator

    A better, in focus photo would help.
  9. SamW

    Curtiss Jenny

    We will look forward to that!
  10. SamW

    Help, please: Transfer wax alternative

    I have used Archery bow string wax for many years to good effect.
  11. SamW

    Happy New Year!!

    And to you also Marc. I always start the new year out properly by spending a few hours engraving!
  12. SamW

    Another brass zippo

    Very attractive engraving...and I love my classic!
  13. SamW

    Texas Two Step

    I appreciate all the compliments! Truly appreciate! I am at 670 hours now with some small parts and 2 barrel bands to do yet. Hope that light at the end of the tunnel is not a freight train.
  14. SamW

    Merry Christmas

    And to you also Jeff! Thanks.
  15. SamW

    Texas Two Step

    Here is the bolt knob...very hard metal...ate graver tips by the minute...and grip cap.
  16. SamW

    Ngraver Company?

    I have for many years used Ray's square carbide gravers. Love them. Luckily I have a couple of unopened packages (6 per) that will last me for a while yet.
  17. SamW

    Help, please: old gravermeister advice

    Good job! I used my GM for 30 years.
  18. SamW

    Third bulino attempt

    Superb detailing!
  19. SamW

    a weird one for ya

    As an added bit of info...I use the same green pin setup to clean gold lines when they get darkened by rust bluing. Just a light going over usually does the trick. The dulling of the gold is due to very fine particles of oxide embedding in the surface of the gold during the carding process of...
  20. SamW

    a weird one for ya

    The case color hardening was very recently done and the polishing for detail accomplished prior to final assembly which was maybe three weeks ago. The parts were annealed prior to engraving and a lot of somewhat crude original engraving removed, mostly by mild steel inlay. The gold you refer...

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