Steinar Fosback
Member
Hello everyone!
I have been presented with a huge oppertunity as an engraver. :big grin:I have been accepted into a workshop with 11 other artisans, most of whom are goldsmiths. I presented some of my practice plates to the man in charge, and he, together with the other guys at the workshop found my skills impressive enough to accept me. How this job works is I have my own company, rent space with the workshop. I have to aquire my own clients, but the other goldsmiths will give me some work (engraving jewelry they repair and so on).
I have not been engraving for a long time, and I am worried that my work will not be adequate... Even though I've gotten the approval of several goldsmiths..
My biggest concern is that the job will be quite boring. Here in Norway we don't get to engrave fun pieces like guns and the like that you in the states do. Over here the general population don't know what engravings look like, and they think that text is the only thing that can be engraved. There is little I can do to change that sadly.
I talked with an engraver I know, and the outcome of the conversation with him made me quite depressed.
He told me I REALLY should get a real education. And I have to engrave for 10 years before I can engrave anything worthwhile. He also told me the gravermax is plain cheating. Most of this is quite contradicory(?) with what I've read you guys think... This engraver is quite old fashioned, but is he right?
Now, summer 2012 both the local engravers are retiring. This SHOULD make available quite alot of clients, as these two engravers are all there are in my half of the country!
Is this something I should risk trying for?
I have been presented with a huge oppertunity as an engraver. :big grin:I have been accepted into a workshop with 11 other artisans, most of whom are goldsmiths. I presented some of my practice plates to the man in charge, and he, together with the other guys at the workshop found my skills impressive enough to accept me. How this job works is I have my own company, rent space with the workshop. I have to aquire my own clients, but the other goldsmiths will give me some work (engraving jewelry they repair and so on).
I have not been engraving for a long time, and I am worried that my work will not be adequate... Even though I've gotten the approval of several goldsmiths..
My biggest concern is that the job will be quite boring. Here in Norway we don't get to engrave fun pieces like guns and the like that you in the states do. Over here the general population don't know what engravings look like, and they think that text is the only thing that can be engraved. There is little I can do to change that sadly.
I talked with an engraver I know, and the outcome of the conversation with him made me quite depressed.
He told me I REALLY should get a real education. And I have to engrave for 10 years before I can engrave anything worthwhile. He also told me the gravermax is plain cheating. Most of this is quite contradicory(?) with what I've read you guys think... This engraver is quite old fashioned, but is he right?
Now, summer 2012 both the local engravers are retiring. This SHOULD make available quite alot of clients, as these two engravers are all there are in my half of the country!
Is this something I should risk trying for?