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    Denise Thirion engraved consecutive pair of Colt SAAs NRA Centennials

    Here is a link to Guns International. These may be the matched pair you were looking for...
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    Question: how do you finish a rolex?

    Hello Simone, The links I've provided show some fun stuff about engraved Rolex watches. While the David Sheehan video is a bit long at 24 min., it's fun to watch a fellow engraver tell his story, and hear about watch engraving. Hope this is inspiring. David's website: https://dsengraver.com/...
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    Scrolls Written in Stone

    I believe those are Ammonites. We have some that are naturally occurring fossils out here in Montana. Some Native American tribes referred to them as 'Buffalo calling stones,' and they are sometimes discovered in old medicine bundles among traditional native families. The polished cab that you...
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    Drill press base

    I'm indebted to Scott Pilkington for his advice on making a drill press stand. Here's the link to a video which shows on; , and a link to his website: http://www.pilkguns.com/bio-scott-shtml/ You can obtain some fairly inexpensive drill presses from Lowe's if you shop around their internet...
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    How to get started with engraving

    I hope this illustration of early Hammer & Chisel work provides everyone with a chuckle.
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    Gravers

    Hello Neighbor, These days, you can’t beat GRS for tool steel stock. Back in the olden days, here in Montana, we had a local supplier that carried 1/8” tool stock that was referred to as; Momax Cobalt bonded with Tantalum Carbide. It was a great all-around tool steel stock for gravers and could...
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    Hunters Beware of Covid in Deer

    I wasn't aware of this however, and regrettably, more deer and elk here in Montana are testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, a Prion disease which seems to be a second cousin to Creutzfeld-Jakob and Alzheimer's, both of which cause dementia. And while there is no conclusive proof that...
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    Graver rotation angles needed to produce parallel heels

    After reviewing your tables, I'm grateful for all your effort and that you studied Geometry. Euclid would be proud. Thank you for this research.
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    Help, please: Setting benches

    Hello Simone, All of the ideas presented by other members are good ones, however I did want to mention that when I started out I was able to buy an old typewriter desk and inexpensively convert it for my early efforts. The advantage is that it was cheap, compact, and easily moved around the...
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    Upright Script

    I have an old copy of a catalog known as: Type Specimens by Neon Type Division, TYPEFOUNDERS OF CHICAGO, published back in 1962. It has been a handy reference for many styles of ‘straight’ letters for engraving. There is also an online archive, which you may access here...
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    Question: how old are these gravers

    Hello Alfredo, A little over 45 years ago I had the good fortune to spend time working at the now long-gone Brown's Engraving in Nashville, Tennessee. Back then, Mr. Brown ran one of the last little shops in the mid-south that created hand-engraved invitations. These were done on copper and more...
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    Need Die Sinker's Chisel .125"?

    Sorry, should have mentioned the business name: CD Tooling, and here's a phone number: 1-716-791-6197.
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    Need Die Sinker's Chisel .125"?

    Hello Steven, Try this link: https://www.carbideanddiamondtooling.com/Carbide.Die.Sinkers.14.Degree.Included.Angle.125.156.187.250.312.375.437.500.Series60 I think he might have these in stock. Best,BCan
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    Interesting hand punched design on bronze box.

    Hello Guido, I appreciate your kind words. It certainly looks like a signature. In my humble experience, engravers tend to include their signatures in a subtle manner whereas sculptors and other artists flamboyantly place them in more conspicuous ways, thus lending it to being a signed piece. If...
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    Interesting hand punched design on bronze box.

    Guido, I apologize for not being clear, the jewelry caskets I viewed were at the Metropolitan Museum and that was back in 1998. Here are links to some pieces from the house of Vervelle in which the father; Jean Francois Vervelle, (not to be confused with the French military engineer of a...
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    Interesting hand punched design on bronze box.

    This box is similar to some Art Nouveau Jewelry Caskets (also called trinket boxes) I’ve seen. Once, at a shop in New York, I saw one which also had miniscule piercings on the flat metal surfaces of the bottom. The dealer who had it told me that the piercings were made to allow the box to...
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    Question: .44 Auto Mag

    Hello Friend, As I'm sure you are aware, there have been many incarnations of the Auto-Mag, with the earlier ones having some history of parts breakage, (due to high pressures). Not unlike most early stainless metallurgy used by gun makers, different alloy ‘recipes’ can sometimes be found in...
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    Dealing with wrist pain

    There is a fellow named Lee Albert, who appears on Public Television from time-to-time with a program called; Live Pain Free . Among his many exercises, he has several for the wrists and hands. Although he has a website, which I have provided a link to below, many of his videos are available for...
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    removing info on guns

    Hello Friends, Here is a link to an ATF quarterly bulletin from way back in 2001. Although it deals mainly with the impressing (rolling) or engraving of importer or manufacturer's identification requirements, it does give the impression that the ATF would not be pleased with the removal of same...
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    Question: Wearing Mask when sharpening gravers?

    Hello Friends, We all know that grinding away metal from gravers creates particulates. Some of these come from the metal of the graver, others from the abrasive materials used for sharpening. Personally, having my Power Hone within close proximity of my work space is convenient. Due to the...

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