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  1. SamW

    Texas Two Step

    Allen, perhaps red gold...hehehe. Adder, we all see the Norwegian.
  2. SamW

    Robert Swartley

    Thanks JJ. Here is a photo I took for Bob about 10 years ago at one of the FEGA gatherings.
  3. SamW

    Texas Two Step

    Michael, I sat at the same table as Adder at the last FEGA banquet, 2019. It was a most pleasant evening! Adder, you are probably right...learning to draw is the harder of the two.
  4. SamW

    Texas Two Step

    The late Frank Hendricks was a very well know Texas engraver as well as the first president of FEGA. One of his sayings was that there were two steps to gun engraving...drawing what you want to engrave on the gun...and cutting what you draw. I polish the metal to a worn 600 grit w/d and draw...
  5. SamW

    Remembering Bob Swartley

    You are absolutely right Sam. A very good friend I miss!
  6. SamW

    Colt SAA case lid -plaque

    Brant, you forgot to mention courageous also!
  7. SamW

    Question: Sandblasting or beadblasting

    I don't know if I can help much. First, blasting prior to engraving is not the way. The surface will be easily marred as you engrave. I can never cut without at least a modicum of burrs which I constantly wipe over with well worn 600 grit w/d paper. The only time I have applied cold blue to...
  8. SamW

    Colt SAA case lid -plaque

    I become more astounded every time I look through the photos. Thanks Damien!
  9. SamW

    For the man who has everything...

    You cannot expect someone who owns a Purdey shotgun to keep it in a Winchester safe...come on Man!
  10. SamW

    Question: What to Charge?

    Now that is fun!
  11. SamW

    LC Smith 20ga.Feather Weight

    Looking forward to photos Kurt!
  12. SamW

    Jerry Huddleston

    Sad news indeed!
  13. SamW

    Dubbing the Point of a graver

    Besides adding that tiny steeper face area to the point (I do so on a black Arkansas stone) you can round the bottom of the tool just in the heel area by drawing it back across the abrasive while rolling side to side.
  14. SamW

    FEGA EMAIL SCAM ALERT

    Ditto the above!!
  15. SamW

    Silver Finger Picks

    A secondary market might be to provide blank picks for us engravers wishing to try our hand at engraving a set. A set to match the engraving on one of my guitars would be neat!
  16. SamW

    Freeform arabesque

    I would say I hope you have more delays...but you might not like that! Very beautiful Sam.
  17. SamW

    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    Sam, I got an email from Rick Thronburg with a photo of a Knife Digest Annual (from the '70s) with a photo of a knife like the one you acquired but engraved by Lynton. Probably the one I remember. Lot of cobwebs in the old memory bank! I forwarded the email to you. TOS
  18. SamW

    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    That knife looks familiar to me Sam but I cannot remember when, where or even if. Just seem to remember it from somewhere. Even the subject of the softer layers on the outside of the blade.
  19. SamW

    Winston Churchill engraved knife

    Great find/save Sam and thanks for the update on Winston.
  20. SamW

    Some work of the last few years. Long delays in completing this alongside other work that came in. Turkish walnut grips, and checkered at 55LPI.

    Damien, that must be dense wood to take such fine carving and even more so to take such fine checkering. I don't think I have seen 55 lpi elsewhere.

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