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  1. J

    one of us?

    Thank you Dan, Another good use of a stencil is for a beginner to check the accuracy of their hand drawn backbone. They can also use it to establish a pattern of dots and then practice joining the dots with a pencil by hand. At first the dots can be quite closely spaced, to make it easier...
  2. J

    one of us?

    JJ, many FN Browning engravers used paper stencils. And somewhere in all my junk, I have some Belgium originals. I make and use them too They are made of letterhead paper, water soaked and burnished with a pencil into the master engraving. These were then coated with thin oil ( I use WD-40) and...
  3. J

    Need help (inkjet)

    Better take your own transparencies to the office store for samples if you want to use use the solution and burnish method. IF you were talking laser printers/acetone store paper copies will suffice.
  4. J

    Cleaning up metal chips on floor

    Mitch and Big-Un, Bet the chips are tough on the bed sheets :)
  5. J

    Question: How far do you look ahead when cutting straight lines

    You can take to the bank what Sam W (the other Sam) said.
  6. J

    Winchester 94

    Allen, I believe you may find it with a search of the Cafe files, but maybe too old. This get's a bit long. But just incase, here is what it is. Nothing exact or complicated. And I'm sure it's inexactness will drive your engineering brain crazy. Into a clean jar pour a couple if inches of...
  7. J

    Winchester 94

    Phosphoric acid is the way to go. I have guns that were French Grayed with it and sealed with acetone/varnish over 20 years ago. And no rusting so far. It's a little less protective than a good hot black oxide finish. As Allen said, and depending on the strength of the acid solution, IMO it...
  8. J

    First scroll design

    Billy, Lots of work and a little too complicated for a first attempt at serious scrollwork. The backbones for the first linking scroll are very muddled. And many of your scrolls are egg shaped. The whole design is unbalanced. You reached too far too early. Make a simple single scroll or two for...
  9. J

    Lindsay air graver

    Would help if we knew where you were importing it to. Please put your general location in your bio.
  10. J

    Dulling Glaring Distracting Reflective Surfaces when Photographing

    That will work. But so will a dab of modeling clay.
  11. J

    Dealing with wrist pain

    I have a foot operated setup. There are photos of it on this forum if you do a search. If you have problems finding it contact me.
  12. J

    YoloSilver Lyle Reed

    Sorry for the loss of your grandfather, Chris.
  13. J

    Question: Anyone recognize this engraving?

    The scroll and animals may have been done by different people. Could be the owner said leave the back panels blank and I will do them myself.
  14. J

    Question: Anyone recognize this engraving?

    Hi T. G. If you have ever have to cut one of the slide release you would find how hard they are. That is probably why it is lighter cut, not much shading and no background.
  15. J

    Question: Winchester Model 42 engraving

    Enjoy your little 42, Andy. They are fun little shooters. And yours has some outstanding wood.
  16. J

    Question: Winchester Model 42 engraving

    Thanks for the better photos Andy. Defiantly not Angelo or Gino's work. Sorry to say the Inlays and out of round scrolls are not near their quality of work. But the overall layout, and general style is a copy of them.
  17. J

    Question: Winchester Model 42 engraving

    Andy, I agree with Roger 100%. Need to see well lit close up scroll pics. The general layout and gold linework is pretty typical of many many guns done by Anglo Bee, Gino Cargnel and a ton of American engravers in the 70s-80s and 90s and before that. And still being done today. Nice gun, enjoy.
  18. J

    Question: Anyone recognize this engraving?

    Like Sam, I bet Japanese engravers. Probably engraved in the US or the PX in Japan, they worked both. A group of these Japanese engravers, trained in Germany and Austria, who came to the US in the '80s. They did quickie, reasonably priced engraving jobs, mainly at gun shows and trap clubs...
  19. J

    Inlaying copper

    Hi Ryan, Sinterklaas gave you some info on sharpening and polishing carbide so I won't confuse you with more. What are you engraving that requires you to use polished carbide gravers? As you asked, I have lived in the Los Angeles, California area for the last 70 years.
  20. J

    Inlaying copper

    Ryan, I'm from England since 1950. Lived on the south coast at Shorham-by Sea and in London. You need to shape the sides of your rod if you are going to make it into an Onglette, Look at the GRS and/or other catalogs to see the general shape of the tool. Or any engraver in your area should be...

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