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  1. mitch

    A really cool book jacket

    I ran across this in the library. Cover design is attributed to Robin Billardello, but as far as I can determine she’s just the art director at the publisher. Anybody know how this sort or pattern is made? It’s kind of like a moire, but far more detailed and complex. Very beautiful however it...
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    Dumbest engraving request you’ve ever gotten?

    This one is one of the worst I’ve ever had. Do these … people… spend even three seconds looking at my website???
  3. mitch

    Today’s funny.

    What can I say? We get backed up sometimes…
  4. mitch

    Some things never change…

    This book was written about 90 years ago.
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    New Stainless Pythons engravable?

    I know the barrels can’t be removed, but it’s only 3” and engraving would be a minimal treatment on frame and cylinder.
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    French grey techniques

    Hi Everyone- The other day I was seeking photos of the first SCI Big Five rifle (thx again, Roger!) because a client wanted to see the retro ‘80s blue, grey, & gold finish. Turns out it wasn’t idle curiosity and he wants that treatment on his next project. Apparently everything really does come...
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    I need a few photos…

    …of the first Safari Club Intl Big Five rifle from circa 1982-3? I can find plenty of shots of the 5th because it sold at auction a couple years ago, but not the first. The first was also built by David Miller, on a 1909 Argentine square bridge Mauser in .458 Win, stocked with an unbelievable...
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    Recycling 24k gold scrap?

    For decades I’ve used Rio Grande, but it appears they no longer offer this service to “standard” customers. Any suggestions? Anybody want to buy 6.6 grams, 10.25DWTs, of clean 24k directly from me? Or did i do that backwards? 1.555 grams per DWT? So 6.6grams = 4.24DWT?
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    Ed Webber, R.I.P.

    One of the finest singleshot riflemakers, Ed Webber of Big Timber, MT, passed away over the weekend. He was also one of the finest people it has ever been my privilege to know and call a friend. I will miss him more than words can express. Going back to the ‘80s, some of you might recall his...
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    S&W ad

    Anybody know who the engraver is at the 0:45 mark in the new Smith & Wesson ad, “Who We Are”? (Sorry, I don’t know how to copy and post a link on my phone!)
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    Unusual detail marks

    I’m doing some restoration on an old G&H floorplate that has been attributed to Kornbrath (maybe, maybe not, he’s really not my area of expertise). The scroll has tiny, and I mean itty bitty, clusters of dots that I didn’t even notice until it was under a microscope. Anybody ever seen anything...
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    For the man who has everything...

    ...and needs another place to put it. The Purdey gun safe. https://www.purdey.com/purdey-gun-safe?sc_src=email_604919&sc_lid=57054079&sc_uid=iYuZNZLv0Y&sc_llid=10956&sc_eh=77f9a9f9b444fae01&&utm_source=email&utm_medium=emarsys&utm_campaign=Gun+Safe+%2827.05%29
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    Well now you know...

    From Peter Mayle's ("A Year In Provence") book on the cuisine of France, "French Lessons":
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    Website domain name for sale

    Hi Everyone- I just got an email from someone looking to sell the domain name "NorthCarolinaEngraving[dot]com". Their asking price is currently $350. I'm not interested, but would be glad to forward the info to anyone who might be.
  15. mitch

    Wire drawing cheat sheet

    i was so meticulous in my younger days. sigh...
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    Corel Draw

    I have an extremely limited need for Corel Draw, but it's an ongoing application, not a one-time thing that someone can do for me. I've been told that a license may be used for two devices/computers. Anybody care to go in on a copy? Or is there some way to get a legit version without shelling...
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    new wildlife thread

    In addition to the ubiquitous ursine population, early yesterday morning I watched seven whitetail bucks cross the street in front of my house. Unfortunately it was still too dark for photos.
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    Why do I suspect a Cafe member did this?

    https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/july-talk-59.jpg
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    New Damascus Purdey

    with pretty much damascus steel everything... https://www.purdey.com/new-guns/purdey-gun-30845?mc_cid=f48558b182&mc_eid=5a29f12869
  20. mitch

    120 chips MUCH SHARPER than 90s

    Anybody else ever notice this phenomenon? I used 90deg square gravers almost exclusively for about 35 yrs, and during that time I might have stuck a chip in my finger a couple times a year. It virtually never happened. I used to walk around my workshop barefoot in the warmer months without a...

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