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  1. J

    Engravable 1911's

    Gordon, I found the same thing with a currently made blue Colt 1911. Not much fun and plenty of work for the sharpening equipment.
  2. J

    Springfield 1911

    Flintdoubles, if you don't like the border below the ejection port it could easily be re-cut into a running leaf or bat wing border. Easy on a stainless slide as no re-blue required.
  3. J

    Help, please: Resize image

    Good information Doc, thank you.
  4. J

    Announcement: Lynton McKenzie instructional videos now available

    Amen to that Sam!
  5. J

    Field of View and Focal Length

    Boban, you need to get an .5 or a.3 objective lens for your scope if it has a place to fit it at the exit lens site. This will give you more hand and tool room and a longer focal length
  6. J

    Are the silver grips cast or fabricated? Are they available without engraving? What is the cost...

    Are the silver grips cast or fabricated? Are they available without engraving? What is the cost for plain grips, please.
  7. J

    Colt Roadster

    Right on David. We are in a service business. You give the client what they request or you don't accept the job.
  8. J

    Colt Roadster

    As always David, your work and designs are meticulous Thank you for sharing this piece..
  9. J

    Gold plating gun metal/steel

    I don't know if I'm the John you meant ??? But a good and inexpensive book is the Midas Plating Guide available from Rio Grande It covers Bath plating, Pen plating and Electroforming.
  10. J

    Digital Microscope camera or Stereo microscope

    Best of luck and enjoy your Meiji scope. If you can get to the FEGA show in Las Vegas you can get a lot of input on your scope use from the tool companies demonstrating there.
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    Digital Microscope camera or Stereo microscope

  12. J

    Digital Microscope camera or Stereo microscope

    Foxjewel. Try the Cafe forum search button. There is a ton of input on scopes. Most find that you loose the 3-D touch when trying to engrave from a monitor. Best of luck with your scope search.
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    Finishing question

    There is French Gray, Parkerizing, various plating and also coin finish. Coin Finish can be achieved by first color case hardening and then removing the color. Many English shotguns are coin finished and appear to have been left in the white. As Sam W. says Renaissance wax does a good job. I...
  14. J

    Critique Request Black Leaf?

    That is remarkable for a design presentation. I thought the black background was one of the most even jobs I had seen.
  15. J

    Critique Request Black Leaf?

    Quite unusual. A stylized version of Blackleaf and very expertly cut.
  16. J

    Question: Engravers/engravings in Italy

    I second that, Tyvm for the link.
  17. J

    Critique Request Progress pictures from last project

    Keep on doing both and enjoying your remarkable talent.
  18. J

    Critique Request Progress pictures from last project

    Very nicely done. Good design and your shading is remarkable for early days. You will be much sought after as a sole author knifemaker/engraver I think.
  19. J

    FEGA

    Welcome to FEGA . I'm sure you will gain many benefits from your membership The Engraver magazine alone is worth the annual dues.
  20. J

    Mother Nature's Helicopters

    That is one of the most memorable photographs that I have seen on the forum.

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