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  1. Goldjockey

    bolo tie

    Sadly,' IJS' (Indian Jewelers Supply) is no more. They filed for bankruptcy, and closed their doors permanently in 2018. The downturn in the Southwestern and Native American Jewelry market largely due to an incessant flood of lookalike (counterfeit) imports from China and the Philippines...
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    anybody know

    This!^^^^
  3. Goldjockey

    Meek squirrel watch.

    Looks great!
  4. Goldjockey

    Design suggestions?

    I'd try to come up with something that looks like a twisting, roiling out of control fire. Sounds like a lot of advance design work - literally coming up with a brand new style that looks different from anything you would normally do. Hope you're being fairly compensated for that time!
  5. Goldjockey

    More new guy help?

    By ‘cheap-o’ do you mean a Chinese copycat handpiece? If so, it's doubtful anyone here could help much. I suggest you call GRS to learn what OEM equipment options are available.
  6. Goldjockey

    bolo tie

    Completely depends on the structure of the design. If it’s solid, 20 gauge will most likely work. If heavily pierced you’ll want to use a heavier gauge.
  7. Goldjockey

    So brass, copper or steel.

    Just did a search, and it's available on Amazon, and at MSC Metals. phosphor-bronze-sheet.html Did a search for Phosphor Bronze in 18 gauge sheet and found this too...
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    sharping lap

    Thanks for responding. Have a full set GRS laps through 1200, plus ceramic, and cast iron, so the finer grits are of particular interest to me. Will definitely have a look. Are these shipping from the US or India, and what sort of turnaround can I expect when placing an order?
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    sharping lap

    Just had a look at your site, and checked the laps. Looks like you have the 100 grit lap available, but do you have finer grits, and if so what grits in what sizes? Thanks in advance. Mike
  10. Goldjockey

    practice plate

    Always a good plan, Paps ;) I find my biggest obstacle in anything worthwhile I decide to undertake, is usually my own impatience. You'll get there!
  11. Goldjockey

    practice plate

    Hello Papart. I agree with others that your back bone is quite good. I also see an excellent balance between positive and negative space, with really good spacing of your scroll elements. The areas that need work are the detail of the elements themselves, and with such an excellent sense of...
  12. Goldjockey

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    Hope you feel better soon, Roger. Was looking forward to meeting you. Hopefully next year:) Mike
  13. Goldjockey

    Scissors?

    Straight cuts: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/75quot-straight-shear-german Straight cuts heavier gauges: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/7quot-wiss-snip Straight cuts, smaller pieces, light gauges: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/7quot-straight-scissor Curved cuts light gauges...
  14. Goldjockey

    lettering practice

    That’s amazing, Monk!
  15. Goldjockey

    Lone Star Money Clip Rendering

    Thanks Dave! Will do :) ETA: Heres a photo of one of my buckle designs along the same line, made in my old workshop back in 2005 or 06. Mike Yazzie did the silversmithing and bright cut engraving on this one. Mike was one of the silversmiths I sent over to GRS for training back then. The...
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    Lone Star Money Clip Rendering

    Just finished. Rendering for a gentleman's sterling and 14k money clip. Outline scroll was drawn in Autodesk Sketchbook, and imported into Procreate for shading and finish work. Most of the work was done on flights to and from New Orleans last week. Scrolls to be done as appliqués around the...
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    Beginner - Advice on cutting simple wheat stalks?

    Wes Griffin has some YouTube videos that demonstrate Texas Western style bright cut engraving in detail. I’ve been working back and forth between Diane Scalese’s excellent DVD tutorial and Wes Griffin’s videos to learn Bright Cut, with pretty good results. Have tried both flats and 120s for...
  18. Goldjockey

    Japanese Inlay Technique.

    Hi Daniel. For jewelry I typically use either .925 sterling, or fine silver. For appliqué on steel I'd use sterling. My other gig is firearms work where I regularly silver solder steel parts together for jobs where welding would be too destructive, or aesthetically awkward. I imagine you could...
  19. Goldjockey

    Question: Who is Joseph Condon?

    Name looks laser engraved rather than hand engraved. Beyond that, I don‘t see any engraving. Beautiful knives. is there engraving elsewhere?
  20. Goldjockey

    Japanese Inlay Technique.

    What is interesting to me in the video is that the artist seems to be using a very light hammer, and lots of very light strokes to create cross cut undercuts in the very mild steel he seems to be using. Thinking about it, it seems to me that if the bedding metal is simply checkered deeply...

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