It would be great to know how many Cafe members were new to the Reno show this year and to get your impressions of it.
Were you made to feel welcome?
Did you get to meet the engravers you wanted to?
And were other engravers helpful to you?
Will you plan to return when you are able?
It was my pleasure to meet quite a few new visitors and members personally.
Jim Brandvik from Gray Stone Ranch in Texas was one that I had the pleasure of meeting in person for the first time and actually getting hands on with his wonderful engraved horse shoes.
Jim is a way tall Texas gentleman and really helped out with some of the FEGA functions.
He worked as a bid spotter at the banquet auction and with the security of the voting area for the members selection of the firearms for Guild awards.
With big Jim on the job no one would even dare to try to vote twice!
Seriously Jim, it was a real pleasure meeting you.
Thank you first timers for all your help and I know you will be a great asset to engraving and to the function of FEGA going forward.
Another new attendee that I had the pleasure of visiting with is Stanislaw "Stan" Jarmolowicz, a very talented jeweler from Marysville, CA.
Stan showed me some of his wonderful inlays of various precious metals one into the other and many of which I had never seen or thought of.
Please return next year Stan, and show us more of your great skill and beautiful bass Fiddle playing at our informal little jam sessions with Rod, Ron and Fred.
Maybe Sam and Abigail will be able to join in next year, we all missed them.
This old mind is missing some of the other new folks I met I'm sure. Please jump in and remind me.
You are important to the future of FEGA and to the health and strength of engraving.
Please add your thoughts and future plans.
If you could not make it this year we will look forward to seeing and welcoming you in the future.
Best to all, John B.
Were you made to feel welcome?
Did you get to meet the engravers you wanted to?
And were other engravers helpful to you?
Will you plan to return when you are able?
It was my pleasure to meet quite a few new visitors and members personally.
Jim Brandvik from Gray Stone Ranch in Texas was one that I had the pleasure of meeting in person for the first time and actually getting hands on with his wonderful engraved horse shoes.
Jim is a way tall Texas gentleman and really helped out with some of the FEGA functions.
He worked as a bid spotter at the banquet auction and with the security of the voting area for the members selection of the firearms for Guild awards.
With big Jim on the job no one would even dare to try to vote twice!
Seriously Jim, it was a real pleasure meeting you.
Thank you first timers for all your help and I know you will be a great asset to engraving and to the function of FEGA going forward.
Another new attendee that I had the pleasure of visiting with is Stanislaw "Stan" Jarmolowicz, a very talented jeweler from Marysville, CA.
Stan showed me some of his wonderful inlays of various precious metals one into the other and many of which I had never seen or thought of.
Please return next year Stan, and show us more of your great skill and beautiful bass Fiddle playing at our informal little jam sessions with Rod, Ron and Fred.
Maybe Sam and Abigail will be able to join in next year, we all missed them.
This old mind is missing some of the other new folks I met I'm sure. Please jump in and remind me.
You are important to the future of FEGA and to the health and strength of engraving.
Please add your thoughts and future plans.
If you could not make it this year we will look forward to seeing and welcoming you in the future.
Best to all, John B.