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  1. SamW

    Anyone on Instagram?

    I'm with you John!
  2. SamW

    GRS Microblock uneven friction

    Is the friction drag spring loaded?
  3. SamW

    Engraving Hammer Styles

    Sir John, when Viramontez used metal handled gravers and a metal hammer he always attached a thin layer of leather on the end of the graver handle to soften the shock of metal to metal blow...claiming it helped graver tips to last longer.
  4. SamW

    Engraving Hammer Styles

    I know one engraver who uses a "hammer" that is a mallet with a bulb like on a normal chasing hammer on each end. I have one he sent to me and it works fine. My home made chasing hammer is basically standard but I put a flat in the handle where my thumb rests when properly oriented so I don't...
  5. SamW

    Question: Scratch

    I have found stainless steel scratches easily and gives them up grudgingly, meaning the scratches are hard to remove.
  6. SamW

    Need info

    And of course we all want to know how your project turns out!!
  7. SamW

    Question: J.R, French

    J.R. had an album of photos (still there) on the Lindsey site you might want to check out.
  8. SamW

    Need info

    Jerry, I would call Doug Turnbull and get his input. I started a good many years ago leaving off the finest detail for inlays that are going through the rust blue or case hardening process, finishing them after the process. I would think fire scale would be the prime worry and I just don't...
  9. SamW

    Ray Viramontez engraved gun

    Ray engraved the one millionth Ruger .22 auto. Wasn't that on the cover of a Gun Digest years ago?
  10. SamW

    Ray Viramontez engraved gun

    If I remember correctly Ray died in Oct or early Nov of 2016. He was one of the founding members of FEGA and I think the first treasurer of the guild. As has been said, he was a real prince of a guy and well liked by every one. He was a camera operator for a photo mapping wing when I met him...
  11. SamW

    Ray Viramontez engraved gun

    Ray learned gun engraving on a dare when stationed in Germany. His teacher was Werner Shuck. One of his fellow USAF members was showing off an engraved gun he had just acquired and Ray made the comment he could do better...thus the dare. I had the pleasure of living across the street from Ray...
  12. SamW

    Best way/place to sell Hagn action?

    ACGG does have a for sale section on their forum. I expect you know a few members who could help you in that.
  13. SamW

    A simple knife with snake scales

    Shows just how attractive a simple design superbly executed can be!
  14. SamW

    Elk scene

    There you go Papart/Rob...as I posted in your Photo thread, I have seen some really nice cell phone photos...
  15. SamW

    Elk scene

    I think it was Will Geer in Jeremiah Johnson who said...'Elk don't know how many legs (or was it feet) a horse has'...easy way to sneak up on them!
  16. SamW

    Elk scene

    And the quality of the photos stands up to the quality of the engraving. Well done Marty!
  17. SamW

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Ditto the above...it is a great day to be alive and Thankful!!
  18. SamW

    ANOTHER FIVE CENTS WORTH...

    My first impression was just how clean the piece is...a beautiful work!
  19. SamW

    photo

    Yes, that is my old Powershot G9...the photo was taken with an older G2.
  20. SamW

    New to the Cafe

    Fox...the optivisors are diopters same as reading glasses...not true magnifiers but allow closer focus. I use the #10 lens Optivisor which is (I think) 3.75 dioter and focuses at about 4 inches...so yes, I get right into my work as commented by Alain Lovingberg when I took his 2012 Master class...

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