Forum: Hand Engraving Forum

I am working on a custom folding knife with top bolsters only. The bolsters are nickel silver. I have cut an interlaced scroll design and I wanted...

I want to buy the Advanced Drawing of Scrolls (by Ron Smith),if GRS have an agent in Hongkong ,I think I can get the book more quickly.

I purchased this rotor from a watch supply house in Antwerp, spent a few hours engraving it, only to find that it doesn't fit the watch! Moral of...

You guys and gals do great work on moderen guns but do any of you engrave muzzleloaders? I have not seen any work like what I do. I would like to...

I would like to hear what kind of techniques there are out there when it comes to blackening engraving. And if there is differences in technique...

Tim check your PM's oppertunity awaits, Brian

In the Product Reviews section of the October 2007 issue of the NRA American Rifleman magazine is an article about a series of John Wayne theme Ruger...

I have in my posession a three piece buckle with the brand HD on the back. Does anyone know who the maker is? I will post a picture in a minute. ...

I have Abigail to thank for this idea. It’s actually a stainless steel key fob from GRS but they make quite a respectable pendant!!! I engraved it...

If you want to see a cleverly carved coin, take a look at Bill's coin on ebay. He has carved both sides of the coin and it tells a fun story. This...

Hello all, I got some push gravers to sharpen and I don't use them often. Do I need a shallower angle heel on these? Help! Kent

Finished it up today. Thankyou all for your compliments, and encouragement. I am a little proud of this, since I do not consider myself a real...

I just bought a flex shaft tool. I have a book on flex shafts published by ganoksin, but it seems fairly basic. Any tricks, tips or ideas of any...

I have made several Aluminite plastic castings from silicon rubber molds. I'm getting a few tiny pin holes showing on the surface of the plastic...

I have made several Aluminite plastic castings from silicon rubber molds. I'm getting a few tiny pin holes showing on the surface of the plastic...

For those of you that have a website, do you get enough work from it to justify the time and expense required to maintain it? I've been thinking of...