rod
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Absolutely beautiful work, Richard, and a pleasure to see!
Thank you for unwittingly opening up a rich vein of expression, for your magnanimous replies, and for the overall good heartedness of all who responded. I feel that most bases have been covered and expressed. I have appreciated reading the various viewpoints, and I detect a gentle tidal wave inflecting us all into a large contributing family with a wealth of experience to communicate, in particular, a huge generosity from those among us who are more experienced in the engraving arts, and who are willing to inspire and direct those who are entering the craft.
In the event that patent infringements may be in dispute, wise words have been contributed in this thread. Let us users select the tools that work best for our particular hand, and celebrate that we have a number of choices at our disposal. Let patent specialists do their work, if that is called for, and let us remember that we are not patent experts. I have patented various devices in the past, and know that the legal specialists are rather good at their job. The results will shake down in a proper and fair way with time.
Meanwhile ....
Rock on!
Rod
Thank you for unwittingly opening up a rich vein of expression, for your magnanimous replies, and for the overall good heartedness of all who responded. I feel that most bases have been covered and expressed. I have appreciated reading the various viewpoints, and I detect a gentle tidal wave inflecting us all into a large contributing family with a wealth of experience to communicate, in particular, a huge generosity from those among us who are more experienced in the engraving arts, and who are willing to inspire and direct those who are entering the craft.
In the event that patent infringements may be in dispute, wise words have been contributed in this thread. Let us users select the tools that work best for our particular hand, and celebrate that we have a number of choices at our disposal. Let patent specialists do their work, if that is called for, and let us remember that we are not patent experts. I have patented various devices in the past, and know that the legal specialists are rather good at their job. The results will shake down in a proper and fair way with time.
Meanwhile ....
Rock on!
Rod