Guido Thanks for sharing the pictures of the sporting dogs painting of sporting dogs is very popular in England I have studded many paintings of English dog artist. J.J.
Allen, I use the Lysol cleaner for stripping the bluing only never had a gun with Parkerizing to strip it may work I don't know also use Lysol for the French Gray finish hope that of help for you. J.J.
Flint, The pedestal I made with four two by six's 40"" filed with bricks with a LeTourmeau 45 lb. engraving vise mounted on it and no problem with vibration you can walk around and cut scrolls with out stopping just one pass and I find standing over the the work I get nice round back bone with...
Allen, For stripping I start with Power Lysol toilet bowl cleaner then hand polish with wet & dry automotive paper if pitting flies and fine stones are used all the polishing is done by hand no buffing you don't want to dish out any pin or screw holes or round off any sharp edges that the way I...
Leland, I meet Neil Hartliep at an NRA show in Philly he used a kick wheel vise he let me give it a try with H&C I did not do well rather work at my pedestal vise glad it works for you. J.J.
Painting is a nice brake from engraving I like painting sporting dogs looking at the paintings of an English women dog painter Maud Earl who was taught by her father she got me interesting in painting dogs. J.J.
Between the young lady and the professor they made me dizzy I could not believe how fire up and excited the young lady was over the Golden Ratio I get excited over fine art painting's ,etchings, engravings and drawing's. J.J.
I suggest you who are interesting in engraving just get Ron Smith's and Lee Griffiths books on art & design and start working on your drawing engraving is an art. J.J.