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  1. J

    Honest Question

    Just a thought or three. :) Could it be that some engravers are pricing themselves out of the client base? I personally know of very good engravers with more than a one year backlog. And one with a fully booked three year waiting list! There is work out there if one is flexible and works within...
  2. J

    Deep relief engraving

    If I am attempting an exceptionally deep relief background I will usually cut the outline to a normal depth, using a 90, 110 or 120 degree graver. Then I will recut this outline with the the cut falling into the background area. In tight or narrow places I will use an onglette and in some wider...
  3. J

    Engrave-In 2009

    Good picture JJ. Bit of engraving history.
  4. J

    Random pictures

    Fantastic engraving, and photographs, Sam. Wonderful how you integrated the animals and gold accents into the scroll. Such great balance.
  5. J

    Watch Engraving

    Very different and very nice , David. Thank you for sharing.
  6. J

    Children in the workshop: Make yourself a knife

    Your children or not, they are lucky to have someone with your talent and ability to teach to share some time and learn from.
  7. J

    New to the Cafe

    Welcome, glad you're aboard.
  8. J

    Children in the workshop: Make yourself a knife

    A wonderful graphic story. Thank you for sharing some family moments with us. (And I hope her poor thumb heals well)
  9. J

    Been a while. Some Pics of Recent Work.

    Good to have you back, Ron. Looking good.
  10. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Thank you for keeping up the good fight Sam.
  11. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Bill, Sam W. and others, It is a very sad thing that the FEGA forum collapsed due to hackers taking it over. I'm afraid that the telephone system will be next because of constant robo calls!!! Glad that the Cafe keeps a sharp eye and a firm hand on things.
  12. J

    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    Thank you J J. That link worked for me and looked good. I see you also favor Ngraver square steel handles. My favorite too for H&C. I see for some reason two duplicates showed up with notes that the video was not available?
  13. J

    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    Thanks J J. I saw the couple of pictures you posted here of your earlier walk arounds. But I don't do Facebook or Instagram, so will miss your video.
  14. J

    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    JJ, ........"Those were the Days." We did what we had to do to make it work for us. Glad you made the second one so that you were not as bent over. That would get old in a hurry!
  15. J

    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    This is a good and inexpensive way to engraver with hammer and chisel. It was part of my NRA class demos at Lassen and Trinidad colleges going back more than 30 years ago. At one time I posted pictures. Somewhere on the forum there should be pictures of my setup. And JJ said that he will post a...
  16. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Fred, very sorry to hear of your problems. Hope things get better for you.
  17. J

    COLT SUPER MATCH

    Nice , clean work and background.Thank you for showing it.
  18. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Good to have you back,Brian. You have been missed.
  19. J

    Question: How can I keep my new work space more quiet.

    I don't find that a small rawhide mallet changes the feel of engraving materially. Though I have no noise problem I use it often because I enjoy the change. But when inlaying I usually use a steel hammer and brass punch. Give a mallet and wood handle a try, it's a low cost/risk option.
  20. J

    Question: How can I keep my new work space more quiet.

    If you want to continue engraving with hammer and chisel and reduce the noise mount your gravers in a hardwood handle and use a small rawhide mallet as your hammer. Much quieter than a steel hammer hitting a metal graver.

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