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    John B. replied to the thread Knife “best project to date”.
    Hello Byrn, looking good!! A very handsome piece to celebrate Easter with.. And a remarkable amount of background work. Keep 'em...
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    John B. reacted to V150super's post in the thread Gerber Flatiron negative relief with Like Like.
    Hey folks, I wanted to share a knife I knocked out yesterday. Cutting this soft aluminum is pretty tricky, but it's nice to be able to...
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    John B. reacted to BCan's post in the thread transfers with Like Like.
    Hello friends, I've had good luck using Dixie brand pan liners, which I get from the bakery department at my local Walmart. The liners...
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    John B. replied to the thread More practice.
    Some nice engraving and elements shown here. You might improve things by using a stipple, dot or texture punch in the relieved...
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    John B. reacted to Artist007's post in the thread More practice with Like Like.
    Just keep putting in your hours. One metal shaving at a time towards eventually being a master.
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    John B. replied to the thread How to color fill engravings after gold plating.
    I've done quite a bit of this type work. The plating was applied over the well polished, hand engraved metal surface. Speedball Oil...
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    John B. left a message on brain52's profile.
    Thank you Brian.
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    John B. replied to the thread finally.
    Hello AL 12. You will have much better luck with transfers if the metal you are transferring to is not mirror polished. First get all...
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    John B. reacted to AllenClapp's post in the thread TRANSFERS with Like Like.
    Molly Licea has a nice 3-part video series on transfer methods in Season 2 of the GRS University videos. https://grs.com/grs-university/
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    John B. reacted to T.G.III's post in the thread Finding the Engraver with Like Like.
    Very nice piece you have there, you might get a bit more traffic on the general engraving board. Would love to see a bit bigger...
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    John B. reacted to Sam's post in the thread 901 AT (short spring vs long) with Like Like.
    The shorter spring reduces power a little, and sweetens the startup for fine shading. My handpiece is setup with the short spring. No...
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    John B. replied to the thread Finding the Engraver.
    You have a set of engravers initial's shown in the second picture you posted. Maybe Roger can figure them out for you.
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    John B. replied to the thread Revolver cylinder holder help.
    Wow!! that's impressive !
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    John B. replied to the thread 901 AT (short spring vs long).
    201,You'll never know 'till you try it. !! Just a couple of minuets to switch it out. Run it for awhile, maybe a day or two. Couple of...
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    John B. reacted to DDriller's post in the thread Practice plate with Like Like.
    Thank you JJ. I am using a Pulse Graver, 116 degree graver, with a Lydsay turntable and vice. Haven't been doing it very long...
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