BrianPowley
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Last Saturday, my wife handed the phone to me and said "John Rohner???" (How cool,huh?)
It was great to talk to him again. A fascinating young man and he's only 88 years old!
John congratulated me on the article "If I Had A Hammer" published in the latest "THE ENGRAVER" magazine.
The old boy was happy to see a part of his collection gracing the pages of the finest engraving journal on the planet---all Thanks to Andrew Biggs!
John reminded me that his collection of hammer heads includes the works of E. Prudhomme, A.A.White, Lynton MacKenzie, Winston Churchill, Ron Smith, Eric Gold and about 40 other engravers. (I'm not purposefully omitting anyone here---just trying to recall our conversation as best as I can)
It is completely humbling to have some of my work included in this collection and I feel that it is a great honor to have been asked in the first place.
According to him, there are quite a few hammers "out there" waiting to find their way home.
He didn't put me up to this, but I emplore those who have been so honored, to honor a simple request from John Rohner: "Would you like to engrave a hammer for me?"
It was great to talk to him again. A fascinating young man and he's only 88 years old!
John congratulated me on the article "If I Had A Hammer" published in the latest "THE ENGRAVER" magazine.
The old boy was happy to see a part of his collection gracing the pages of the finest engraving journal on the planet---all Thanks to Andrew Biggs!
John reminded me that his collection of hammer heads includes the works of E. Prudhomme, A.A.White, Lynton MacKenzie, Winston Churchill, Ron Smith, Eric Gold and about 40 other engravers. (I'm not purposefully omitting anyone here---just trying to recall our conversation as best as I can)
It is completely humbling to have some of my work included in this collection and I feel that it is a great honor to have been asked in the first place.
According to him, there are quite a few hammers "out there" waiting to find their way home.
He didn't put me up to this, but I emplore those who have been so honored, to honor a simple request from John Rohner: "Would you like to engrave a hammer for me?"