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  1. J

    Liners of O1

    Yes, you are right. Regular liners are reasonably priced and in good supply to many of us. And it makes no economic sense to make our own regular liners for most of us in the good old USofA. But I have some imported liners with unique line spacing that are no longer available. And I remake them...
  2. J

    Liners of O1

    Thank you Sam, you are too kind. I come from a time when tools were hard to buy and sometimes it paid, or you had to make them yourself. Today there are so many reliable tools suppliers that I don't recommend a commercial engraver taking the time to make their own tools when the suppliers have...
  3. J

    Liners of O1

    When an old liner has been sharpened many times it becomes too short for use and more sharpening. If you can't just buy another liner you need to make one from the stub. While you still have some good lines left on the stub it is time to use it to create a clone. Clamp a straight, hard graver...
  4. J

    Liners of O1

    I have made many liners out of 01 (oil hardening) steel. Used an old liner to cut them while the blank was in the soft state. Then hardened and tempered them.
  5. J

    Scroll drawing and engraving class

    Wonderful scrolls........Lucky students.
  6. J

    Help, please: hss or cmax

    Hello and welcome Scott. As one that does not do a lot of bright cutting here is my take on it. The bright cut is a function of the degree of fine polish applied to the graver. Not on the graver material. That said, the Cmax being harder will probably continue bright cutting longer than HSS...
  7. J

    Help, please: hand push engraving

    Please post where you are located and someone may be able to suggest a close-by engraver that can give you a heads up on sharpening.
  8. J

    Cigar Cutter

    Very nice and like your borders around the finger holes. Bet they are a bear to layout and get the spacing right.
  9. J

    Design for an Almar bolster knife

    Love it, a bold and clean design
  10. J

    Info on Joseph Condon

    I'm glad you are happy with the gun and feel sure of the signature. Without pictures, I wish you luck in your search.
  11. J

    Info on Joseph Condon

    A picture of the gun would be a help in identifying the engraver for sure.
  12. J

    Info on Joseph Condon

    A picture of the gun would be a help in identifying the engraver for sure.
  13. J

    Drawing the shading on my Fn Browning Renaissance

    Yes Arnaud, a lot of the old FN methods were to save time. But we must also remember that they needed many engravers to faithfully reproduce exact copies of the many engraved guns that were shown in their catalogs around the world. The customer bought and expected what they saw in the catalogs...
  14. J

    Carving stylized foliage in limestone

    Really nice time lapse video Walter, thank you. And great music to go with it.
  15. J

    Critique Request Finished design?

    Great input Lee. And I love that you show the far shoulder, indicating the enormous muscle and frame strength of the leopard.
  16. J

    Alfano engraving classes in Australia in August

    Yes Van, Sam should have a lot of I-Pad time on that looooong flight. Expect we might see some some great drawings or portraits generated.
  17. J

    One home built Walker Prop

    Little better photo, thank you. From what I can see it looks well done and very appropriate for this old style revolver. Best of luck with your new camera and let's see more pictures.
  18. J

    Alfano engraving classes in Australia in August

    Good on ya, Mate. Enjoy Australia and write and post about you experiences please.
  19. J

    Question about heat treating

    O1 tool steel needs to be heated to bright red hot for forging If it is forged cold or at a low temperature it will form stress cracks or shatter dangerously .
  20. J

    Question about heat treating

    Hello Mitch , and thank you for all your good input and info. For homemade punches and gravers I start out with fully annealed O1 drill rod or square stock. When I make my 1/16" round gravers in the 3/32" brass tube I use fully hardened Cobalt, M-42 or micro grain carbide depending upon their...

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