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  1. DakotaDocMartin

    Announcement: Ivory Ban - The Presidential Advisory Committee plans to recommend a total ban

    I received this email from David Warther (4th generation ivory carver and supplier in Ohio). If Sam or the Moderators want it to go away... so be it. But, I think it's important enough that we band together and get the word out. Also, do as David suggests and write an email to try to get it...
  2. DakotaDocMartin

    Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry by Tom Turpin

    I just got my copy of this newly released book from Amazon. Chapter 10 is chock full of Custom Engravers who are members of The Engraver's Cafe. :thumbsup: Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry by Tom Turpin
  3. DakotaDocMartin

    Firearms Photography Lighting Setup - How it's done for the Walther catalog

    An old photographer friend of mine sent me a bunch of photos of how the firearms photos are being made for the new Walther catalog. I am sharing them with you. I think the use of soft boxes, diffusers, white card stock reflectors, hanging wires, etc. will help anyone wishing to improve their...
  4. DakotaDocMartin

    Continuumâ„¢ Sterling Silver by Stuller?

    Has anyone tried out Stuller's new Sterling Silver alloy? They don't mention any anti-tarnishing properties such as Argentium Silver has. Here is their description: Developed by Stuller, Continuumâ„¢ sterling silver has over 95% precious metal content. It is considered a European-friendly...
  5. DakotaDocMartin

    Engraving Scrollwork Start to Finish - an overview & review

    Engraving Scrollwork Start to Finish an instructional video by Master Engraver Sam Alfano :graver: Sam asked me if I would view his newest engraving video and perhaps make a few comments about it. :o My initial feeling is this is a must have tool that everyone from beginner to the...
  6. DakotaDocMartin

    Dent Ottoman Pocket Watch in movie LOOPER

    My wife and I just watched LOOPER on BluRay disc this evening. There were a few fleeting shots of the exterior of the pocket watch carried by the main character showing engraved acanthus scroll. I did some research and found that the prop master for the movie actually found the watch on...
  7. DakotaDocMartin

    Mark Hoechst - FEGA Master Engraver from Bismarck, North Dakota USA!

    There aren't many of us North Dakotans... not enough to make a city most places. So, when our only FEGA Master gets his work shown on the front cover of The Engraver it becomes something I have to bring to everyone's attention! GO MARK! :thumbsup: :happyvise:
  8. DakotaDocMartin

    Engraved Turnbull TAR-10 SHOT Show Rifle

    It sold for $136,024.00 !!!!! Here's something unique. A carbon steel AR-10 with a wooden stock built by Doug Turnbull and engraved by Adams and Adams. :cool: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=322196026
  9. DakotaDocMartin

    A way to mount some specialized buffs to your polishing motor

    I recently bought an assortment of cotton muslin buffs in various shapes that are mounted to 1/4 inch arbors. I figured they might come in handy for buffing inside cups, bracelets, or whatever. I found an adapter made by Jacobs that is made to go on a standard 1/2 inch motor shaft (Part...
  10. DakotaDocMartin

    Scroll Constipation

    My wife was in a women's clothing store doing some shopping and I noticed this horrible conglomeration of scrolls in the window. Scrolls should invoke feelings of flow, harmony, symmetry, etc. The first word that came to mind was "constipation". :eek:
  11. DakotaDocMartin

    Make your own custom True Type Font

    Arnaud's thread about the rings engraved with the Elvish font reminded me of this website where you can generate your own True Type Font. It's easy to do. You download and print a form, fill it out, scan it and upload it to the website. It will generate a custom made font you can install and...
  12. DakotaDocMartin

    Blank Canvas - Pair of USFA SAA's with Ivory Slabs

    I figured I would snap a couple of photos of a very unique pair of USFA SAA's I finally got after waiting almost a year for them. They were custom made for me "in the white" without grips with 5 1/2" barrels and .45 Colt caliber. This is the first time (from what I was told) that USFA has...
  13. DakotaDocMartin

    Question: Has anyone done business with this custom grip maker?

    I finally got my custom made serialized pair of USFA SAA's (polished and in the white) after about a year of waiting. I purposely ordered them without grips. I purchased two matched pairs of antique pre-ban elephant ivory slabs from David Warther (3rd generation ivory carver) in Ohio. I'm...
  14. DakotaDocMartin

    Poorly designed scrolls

    Here's an example of professionally designed scrolls that don't follow the rules and are poorly done. You would figure a large Swiss company such as SIGG would have hired someone who was good at scroll design.:shock: They must not have heard of Sam. :confused:
  15. DakotaDocMartin

    Handmade Grips Website from Istanbul, Turkey

    I was looking through the Summer 2011 issue of Guns of the Old West magazine today and noticed a small display ad for handmadegrips.com in Istanbul, Turkey. I decided to check them out and was amazed by their craftsmanship. They do use some CNC equipment to help shape the grips initially but...
  16. DakotaDocMartin

    Silver prices

    Silver keeps going up so I figured I'd get a piece to make my wife a cuff bracelet one of these days. A piece of Stuller's "Sterlium Plus" (their version of Argentium Silver) in 14 gauge that measures 1.5 inch X 6 inch came to $168.01. :shock:
  17. DakotaDocMartin

    Magnetic Leather Vice Jaw Pads

    I decided to make myself a new set of leather vice jaw pads. This time, I made them magnetic so they will stick to the vice jaws and stay where I put them. Every year when the various telephone books are delivered there's one that comes with a magnetic strip. I never use phone books anymore...
  18. DakotaDocMartin

    YouTube videos can now be viewed on your TV via DirecTV

    I know this isn't any real big news to the tech-savvy folks but, I figured I might make mention of it anyway. For the people that get their television programming over a satellite dish from DirecTV and who have their DirecTV tuner/DVR hooked up to the Internet, you can now do a Smart Search...
  19. DakotaDocMartin

    Announcement: Pledge Membership

    It's easy to manage that. Go into your PayPal account, click on the My Account tab, then Profile and More Options. Under My Profile, click on My Money and then on the Update next to My preapproved payments. You can modify or cancel subscriptions in there.
  20. DakotaDocMartin

    Announcement: FEGA Member Banner for your Cafe signature

    Please go to Sam's sticky at the top of the page for the code to insert into your signature. :)

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