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    Any idea what happened to our photos?

    now i don't feel so bad. after the "change", i don't know how to do pm"s !
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    By far the simplest Vice/Vise Centering method!

    i soon learned to just "eyeball". sadly, the video wouldn't open.
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    still perplexed

    i'm thinking the failed image was dithered, or a collection (very large) of dots. different sized dots, different spacing between them. at ordinary resolutions, the brain organizes all these dots to produce an image. the dots aren't vectors, or lines. the software wants to do vector, so the...
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    Introduction

    beautiful knives. i hope you get the needed "spark" to learn the engraving. nothin better than embellishing your very own product ! welcome to the forum. lots to learn here.
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    Silver?

    tyvm for that. with the forum, i learn somethin new almost every day.
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    the Godfather of the American Engraving Renaissance turned 96 yesterday

    never face to face, but many times by phone. such a help to me early on. if you read this, john, have many, many more !
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    Critique Request First completed knife

    that's quite a beauty to look at
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    Silver?

    i'm willing to wager the stuff they call tru silver is probably argentium. never engraved "fine", but argentium cuts just about the same as sterling.
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    Critique Request First completed knife

    very nicely done. shows dimension when shaded properly.one can only guess how nice knife 100 will be !
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    trout flask

    rather nice looking job imho. welcome. we all enjoy seeing work by other folks.
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    grouse

    drawing anatomy is critical. i didn't even consider the eye. to me, the bird body shows no detail that appears realistic.do as fancy gun said, you'll see far better results. if one cant do it on paper, all the more troublesome to try on metal. good luck.
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    Question: Henry "Brasslite" Receiver

    sometimes what you think you see, is not what you get. as an upstart engraver, i learned this the hard way, tho not with the gun you asked about.

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