Doc Mark
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Well, I feel I've finally gained the first step into the rarefied atmosphere of the "professional" engraver. Although I've sold a few knives and some jewelry in the past, I am very pleased to say that I have now done a knife for William-Henry Studios. I salute their commitment to launching several engravers into a larger pool of customers and encouraging us to "design at will", so to speak. Rick Thronburg told me that their new emphasis at William-Henry on custom engraved knives has been successful for them and for the engravers. I like a "win-win" situation. They occur only too rarely.
This particular bolster was uncharacteristically extremely hard to cut for some reason. It was very frustrating to cut, and particularly under-cut, the inlay channels. But, I thought that , 'What the hell, I'd gotten this far, might as well try to finish the bugger." I'm glad I did, as I learned quite a few lessons about working with tough metals.
Critiques on how to improve the design are always welcome. I may ignore you, but your still welcome!:biggrin::biggrin:
This particular bolster was uncharacteristically extremely hard to cut for some reason. It was very frustrating to cut, and particularly under-cut, the inlay channels. But, I thought that , 'What the hell, I'd gotten this far, might as well try to finish the bugger." I'm glad I did, as I learned quite a few lessons about working with tough metals.
Critiques on how to improve the design are always welcome. I may ignore you, but your still welcome!:biggrin::biggrin: