Thanks for the reminder Gordon, yes it was the Best Modern Engraving that you won.
My memory is getting a little rusty.
Must say I'm a bit concerned about changing the name of the Emerging Artists award.
But will give it my best shot to make the 40th anniversary show next year and visit.
Thank you for the wonderful news and information, Gordon.
With no more FEGA forum the news is hard to come by.
And congratulations on your Best Knife engraving award, look forward to seeing Sam W's photos in the next Engraver.
Congrats to all the talented winning engravers and especially my...
The pictures of the frame sides look good.
The engraving looks appropriate to the pistols time period.
Unfortunately most of the other photographs are not good and it's hard to give a fair critique.
See if you can get some better pictures.
Looks good, well done.
I'm no expert on lettering but it looks like the spacing between between the C and the R in
Ashcraft could use a little help, Might just be a combination of these two letters being next to each other.
Maybe Sam or or Mike Dubber or Andrew Biggs can chime in.
They and...
Hope the rest of the attendees at the FEGA show stay happy and well and enjoy a wonderful day of friendship and an exciting banquet.
Best regards to all.
The simplest way to cut out sheet inlays is with the help of a graver.
Transfer or scribe the outline onto the inlay material and glue it to a practice plate with instant glue. Cut around the outline with the cut falling outside the transfer or scribe line.
Remove the sheet from the practice...
Very kind of you to offer the leather donut, Jay.
It will complete a nice vise set for Lucierose.
She worked hard and did a good job in restoring it, I think.
Like most metals, there are various grades of titanium.
Some cut pretty well, and other grades are difficult.
Check the search function on the Cafe and also the Knife Forum.
Daniel, thank you for posting your I-Pad and Procreate methods.
A great help and introduction to the computer design methods for engravers.
And a wonderful learning tool to we computer challenged individuals.!
Way to go. Good to see you posting and asking questions Monica.
It was a good looking old ring and I'm glad TFACARVING recut it and gave it a new life.
Much too nice to be in the scrap pile!