Thanks for the feedback, guys. I was a little surprised by some of the comments about retirement, but I can agree with most and don't really have any problems with the few others. I just didn't think I was showing any sadness or sense of loss, because I don't feel either!
Just thought I ought to announce that I have officially retired and closed my business! I found that I wasn't getting as much work as I thought I needed to, and found that I could collect SS and still engrave my own guns and sell them at auction, so I closed down the business and will only be...
I have engraved guns where I used traditional methods on part of the gun and flared cutting on other areas, and they turned out the way I wanted them to. You need a large gun like a Winchester 92 or 73 so the styles can be separated and have their own integrity, so for example, I wouldn't mix...
Bruce Gleason carves his first Hobo Nickel
Bruce Gleason has finally jumped into the hobo nickel carving arena with a face he first started drawing in the 1970's while still a teenager. Named "the doctor" for some unknown reason, this figure has graced the walls of many bathrooms Bruce was...