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Thanks guys!!! It still isn't perfect! I'm saving...

Thanks guys!!! It still isn't perfect! I'm saving some money to make me a good turntable that way my shading can even be better. Why make it because the ones of grs are expensive and they have these...
bram ramon 05-20-2013, 09:01 AM

How do you draw and engrave clouds

Hi

I am in trouble to draw and engrave sky / cloud

Could you please give me some advice.

Thanks
yakob 05-20-2013, 08:56 AM

Damn.... that would be a great smelling gun and...

Damn.... that would be a great smelling gun and keep you awake at the same time :)

I doubt if it would work on stainless because stainless is, well, stainless.

But hey, give it a try. You...
Andrew Biggs 05-20-2013, 08:29 AM

....and which brand is the best...;)

....and which brand is the best...;)
Willem Parel 05-20-2013, 07:50 AM

You've gone this far..........you may as well get...

You've gone this far..........you may as well get a vise.

It's an important piece of kit.

Cheers
Andrew
Andrew Biggs 05-20-2013, 07:40 AM

Friend Steve thanks The technique of " aqua...

Friend Steve
thanks
The technique of " aqua forte" is a complex technique that requires many years of work to get a professional level.
Montejano 05-20-2013, 07:15 AM

:tiphat:Nice work Bram:clapping:, thanks for...

:tiphat:Nice work Bram:clapping:, thanks for sharing! Paulie
Paulie 05-20-2013, 06:55 AM

.....And they smell nice too?

.....And they smell nice too?
Chujybear 05-20-2013, 06:48 AM

Who can stretch a Ti ring, preferably in the Cincinnati Ohio area

I recently had an order from de US to make a pair of Ti wedding bands.
I shipped them and the customers like them very much.
The finger size of the male’s ring is perfect, but the lady’s ring is...
Arnaud Van Tilburgh 05-20-2013, 06:44 AM

Go to the bowling alley,buy an retired one. I...

Go to the bowling alley,buy an retired one.

I would have got the vise first.
But it is what it is.
You really lose a lot of the advantages of having an air graver by not having an precision ball...
tundratrekers@mtaonline.n 05-20-2013, 06:03 AM

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Hello friends,
As I sat drawing a design for this new necklace pendent the thought of a "Day in the Woods" became the theme. Sterling with old piano key ivory scrimshaw. Enjoy!
Mark

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