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  1. mitch

    no comment...

    https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/knives/110772-personalized-knife-kit
  2. mitch

    Question: Inscribed Model 1886 Winchester

    thanks, Roger, that was very interesting. i forwarded the link to my sister.
  3. mitch

    Question: Inscribed Model 1886 Winchester

    On my screen I can't see it big and/or clearly enough to tell one way or the other, BUT if somebody had to do 50 of 'em you can bet they weren't drawing the lettering by hand every time. If not a pantograph, probably a stencil or some sort of mechanical means of doing the layout quickly and...
  4. mitch

    Mystery object.

    it appears the rotating element has four different size engagements(?) between the pairs of 'claws', so perhaps it's rotated to hold four different size objects?
  5. mitch

    Good, inexpensive, engraveable knife?

    A friend/neighbor has two teenage sons and her husband is getting them into the whole huntin', shootin', n fishin' thang (which I wholeheartedly applaud!). I've offered to engrave their initials/monograms on good, solid, usable pocket knives for Christmas presents. Any suggestions for this...
  6. mitch

    Mystery object.

    more pics, please! i love these puzzles. this gives me an idea: I'm gonna find some really odd, unidentifiably obscure little widget and tuck it away amongst my massive collection of engraving tools. When that morass passes into someone else's possession, they'll be posting messages like...
  7. mitch

    Engraving a chrome plated axe head

    instead of blasting, look into acid etching.
  8. mitch

    Engraving a chrome plated axe head

    I'm with Martin. A nice silver medallion or escutcheon could be easily engraved with something much nicer then attached to the axe head.
  9. mitch

    How to get thermolock off a part?

    that's been my experience, too. even if you're careful about heating, it eventually gets old and starts to stick.
  10. mitch

    Garage News: The Eternal Project

    Did you do the metal & wood, too?
  11. mitch

    Sterling silver gauge and thickness

    as far as i know, yes.
  12. mitch

    Need Help - Small Project

    Could you provide some more details? Where are you located? How big is the part after disassembly? I do this sort of thing all the time, but it's not inexpensive, especially if it needs shipped long distances, or the part is large and/or awkward to fixture. Also, can you make a smoke print...
  13. mitch

    Honest Question

    Allan, your mention of sterling tea sets reminds me a recent trip to the local H4H thrift store, where they had several gorgeous, complete sets of fairly ornate, old china for only $150-$250. I told the guy I was with that it's tempting to buy some to use for everyday dishes. I could enjoy the...
  14. mitch

    Bullino Geometry

    well, Strelok, if I'm reading your diagram correctly, you've got 2 (or 3?) 55° facets converging (and it appears you're measuring the angle off the perpendicular, not the axis of the graver? so maybe what I'd call 35°?), which makes for a combined tip angle of 70°-ish, which is a bit coarser...
  15. mitch

    Bullino Geometry

    i use a 90° square (some sort of 'carbalt' carbide? i've had it a looong time) with 60° face and almost no heel. there are various tricks to making it (tape, paper to raise the graver shank a few 1/1000ths), but the heel is only 1-2°, just enough so you don't have to polish* anymore of the...
  16. mitch

    Honest Question

    "Maybe in 30 years the demand of such firearms will be back to the level that it was in the 1990's." anything's possible, but I doubt it. there might be a minor renaissance as something of a novelty/fad and it will pass quickly. the roots of the fine gun market lie in hunting and, very sadly...
  17. mitch

    Honest Question

    As someone who would REALLY prefer to still be doing the classic stuff, it pains me to write that, but there's no point tilting at windmills. The art business is first and foremost, a BUSINESS. I've had a talk with a few nieces and nephews about the whole "find something you love to do" thing...
  18. mitch

    Honest Question

    engraving is no difference from any other art form or medium, be it music, painting, or kitchen design. styles/genres fall in and out of fashion. we may wish to think it's immune to the fickle tastes of the unwashed masses, but it ain't. at the moment, classic engraving of the sort...
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    Help me identify engraver

    Oh, perhaps I misunderstood. Was this not a factory-commissioned piece, but was engraved after-market? Or it was factory, but Wm.Henry is just not really able to say who did it? They do make a lot of knives...
  20. mitch

    Help me identify engraver

    Did you try asking WH?

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