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  1. J

    Ruger

    Great job JJ, thanks for sharing it.
  2. J

    Honest Question

    Quote: I have been lucky I guess , and I have been rewarded for my efforts to promote myself and my craft and I see no lack of interest in High Quality engraved firearms at this time nor in the future. Hello Jon, It's not luck, you have received the just deserts you have EARNED by working the...
  3. J

    Woodend Audobon Naturalist Society

    Thank you for the bird photos. Mdengraver. Another wonderful source of close-up detail animal photographs is the Safari Club exhibition. With your camera, the game mounts allow you to take detail, unusual angle and pose photographs that would be about impossible to obtain elsewhere.
  4. J

    New to the Cafe

    Sorry, I typed the wrong month. Guy Fawkes is celebrated on November 5th and I typed December 5th.
  5. J

    Bullino Geometry

    Thank you, Mitch. The description of you bulino tool is a great help. And the photo of your work with the 3-D drop shadows depicts masterful engraving.
  6. J

    Deep relief engraving

    Hi Jay, thanks for that. Sounds like a great way to go if you are not relieving the background areas.
  7. J

    Honest Question

    Hi Allan and Jay, At this time very few people perceive even the finest engraving to be Fine Art. And that is a sad situation and must leave the "fine art engraver" frustrated and unrewarded. But that's life and the way it is at this time. We need to continue the work of educating the public.
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    Deep relief engraving

    Tom, thank you. I should have said that I cut the outline twice. First time to size. flair the elements and control the design. The second cutting for any touch up, but mainly to deepen the design for BG removal.
  9. J

    Honest Question

    Just a thought or three. :) Could it be that some engravers are pricing themselves out of the client base? I personally know of very good engravers with more than a one year backlog. And one with a fully booked three year waiting list! There is work out there if one is flexible and works within...
  10. J

    Deep relief engraving

    If I am attempting an exceptionally deep relief background I will usually cut the outline to a normal depth, using a 90, 110 or 120 degree graver. Then I will recut this outline with the the cut falling into the background area. In tight or narrow places I will use an onglette and in some wider...
  11. J

    Engrave-In 2009

    Good picture JJ. Bit of engraving history.
  12. J

    Random pictures

    Fantastic engraving, and photographs, Sam. Wonderful how you integrated the animals and gold accents into the scroll. Such great balance.
  13. J

    Watch Engraving

    Very different and very nice , David. Thank you for sharing.
  14. J

    Children in the workshop: Make yourself a knife

    Your children or not, they are lucky to have someone with your talent and ability to teach to share some time and learn from.
  15. J

    New to the Cafe

    Welcome, glad you're aboard.
  16. J

    Children in the workshop: Make yourself a knife

    A wonderful graphic story. Thank you for sharing some family moments with us. (And I hope her poor thumb heals well)
  17. J

    Been a while. Some Pics of Recent Work.

    Good to have you back, Ron. Looking good.
  18. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Thank you for keeping up the good fight Sam.
  19. J

    Returning from semi-retirement

    Bill, Sam W. and others, It is a very sad thing that the FEGA forum collapsed due to hackers taking it over. I'm afraid that the telephone system will be next because of constant robo calls!!! Glad that the Cafe keeps a sharp eye and a firm hand on things.
  20. J

    The Walk A'Bout Pedestal

    Thank you J J. That link worked for me and looked good. I see you also favor Ngraver square steel handles. My favorite too for H&C. I see for some reason two duplicates showed up with notes that the video was not available?

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