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    Announcement: GRS 2025 class schedule

    GRS has posted the 2025 class schedule with some amazing classes by some amazing instructors. Now's the time to sign up! https://grs.com/course-schedule/
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    Rococo style

    A cup of hot rococo for this wintery morning. My first foray into this style and I learned a lot and picked up a few tricks I can use for other designs. Some parts turned out well and some I’m not too crazy about, but I can say that about every piece I draw. It’s gaudy, cluttered, complicated...
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    Lapel/hat pins for FEGA 2025

    I made and donated these pins to FEGA. They will be available at the show in January. Limited supply. I only made a few of each. Show some love and support FEGA and pick one up while you're there. Holiday cheers / ~Sam
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    Ken Hunt, Winston Churchill, and Lynton McKenzie 1983

    Ken posted these on Facebook and I had to share. What a great photo of 3 of the world's greatest engravers. Ken taught Lynton and Lynton taught me. Winston and I were close friends and while he didn't teach me per se, I learned a lot from him over the years and have been passing it on to others.
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    Recent artwork

    Last week I taught my last class of my 26th year @ GRS training center in Kansas, and it was an iPad design class. These were some of my Procreate drawings from the class, along with a couple of others I did before and after the class. I will teach this course again in 2025. It's one of my...
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    Combination of hand engraving and fiber laser

    I used a fiber laser to remove the background for this demonstration pendant I engraved at the Hong Kong Jewelry Show 2024. Using the laser expedited the process so I could jump right into the fun stuff using gravers and punches to sculpt the design. In my two+ decades of demonstrating at trade...
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    Hand engraving micro script lettering

    I used a 105° graver and the newest GRS GraverMach and 901 handpiece. The lettering is approximately .3mm tall.
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    For intermediate to advanced engravers - laser engraved Iconic Scroll Styles Practice Plate. This intermediate to advanced practice plate is the result of over 30 hours of design time, and will introduce you to some of the world’s most popular ornamental work found on weapons, knives, and other...
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    A bit of digital drawing

    A bit of recent artwork and a reminder that I will be teaching an iPad class @ GRS this fall. If you're interested in learning how to create designs and transfer them to your work, this might be the class for you...
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    Announcement: RIP Winston Churchill

    I just received word that Winston Churchill passed away. We have lost one of the greatest engravers the world has ever known. RIP my friend.
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    Leica A60 eyepiece focus locks

    Eyepiece focus locks for Leica A60 microscopes. The Leica A60 is one of the best bench microscopes I have ever used. I don't use a headrest so when my face touches the soft rubber eyecups, the eyepieces can turn a small amount and defocus. I CAD designed these focus locks to prevent this, and...
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    Announcement: BLACK FRIDAY video sale

    It's on! BLACK FRIDAY sale. All videos and other products 20% off. ========= For STREAMING VIDEO DOWNLOADS go to MasterEngraver.TV and enter coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2022 and save 20%. ========= For DVDs, books, transfer wax, go to Engraving-Videos.com and 20% off is calculated automatically at...
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    RIP Firmo Fracassi

    I’m saddened to learn of Firmo’s passing. He was the greatest of the greats. Memory eternal.
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    Ray Phillips obituary

    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/norwich-ct/raymond-phillips-10806005?utm_source=share_obit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=obit_detail&utm_content=decedent_name
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    Announcement: Smith & Wesson seeking a hand engraver

    Contact: Jacquelyn Falardeau jFalardeau@smith-wesson.com
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    RIP Gianfranco Pedersoli

    RIP Gianfranco Pedersoli 1946-2021. One of the world’s great master engravers died yesterday from heart failure. A huge loss for the engraving world.
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    Announcement: Full time hand engraver wanted

    FULL TIME HAND ENGRAVER WANTED - Near Atlanta, GA. Contact Bill Oyster @ Oyster Fly Rods. Bill is a fine fellow, and AWESOME hand engraver and rod builder, and this could be a fantastic opportunity for the right person. He's ready to hire! Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods
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    Remembering Bob Swartley

    What a nice guy he was. Quiet and unassuming and a real gentleman, not to mention a fabulous engraver. https://abreuvineyards.com/stories/engraver/
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    24k sheet gold overlay

    From this week’s class showing the process of overlaying 24k sheet gold.
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    This week’s student

    Valentina came from Bogota, Columbia to spend a week in my studio learning new hand engraving techniques. She was originally trained in Italy using old world methods. She did great and was a pleasure to instruct. I love my job!

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