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horologist
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By day I am a stress engineer at an aircraft manufacturing center. Not many photos of this to share but I will post the one I have when I find it.
To help put myself through school I restored antique clocks and will continue to do this as long as I am able. Most of the clocks I work on a little smaller than this one.
My start in engraving was at Connor Prairie a little over a year ago.
It has been a busy year and I haven't had much time for practice in engraving or drawing. I am in the process of building a new shop which will have engraving bench.
My interest in building flintlock rifles and clocks (perhaps a pocket watch) led me to the class at Connor Prairie. Historically the quality of much of this engraving is fairly crude and well within my reach. However, a year on this list has me striving for more, and I know.... draw, draw, draw, practice, practice, practice.
Troy
To help put myself through school I restored antique clocks and will continue to do this as long as I am able. Most of the clocks I work on a little smaller than this one.
My start in engraving was at Connor Prairie a little over a year ago.
It has been a busy year and I haven't had much time for practice in engraving or drawing. I am in the process of building a new shop which will have engraving bench.
My interest in building flintlock rifles and clocks (perhaps a pocket watch) led me to the class at Connor Prairie. Historically the quality of much of this engraving is fairly crude and well within my reach. However, a year on this list has me striving for more, and I know.... draw, draw, draw, practice, practice, practice.
Troy
Roger Bleile
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Troy,
It looks like you learned engraving from John Schippers by the way you hold your hammer and chisel.
It looks like you learned engraving from John Schippers by the way you hold your hammer and chisel.
Laid the camera and 15mm lens on my bench for this stunning selfie. Head shining nicely...i'm having a great scalp day.
Marrinan
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Seems to me Sam you had one up on the Café with 32 or 35 separate reflections when you were trying to promote your Café Head Gloss. It was a close contest between you and Lee. but I think I remember you won. Long time ago my friend, Fred
horologist
Member
Roger,
You got it in one try. I had been talking to John for years at the CLA show while he was going through the misery of getting his book published. My dad and I have been working on rifles during the winter months when my folks are in Florida and I had been trying to talk him into taking the class with me. However, it is nearly impossible to pry him out of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in the end my wife and I took a week of classes.
Troy
Asian H&C engraving
Neil Hartliep, the first of the modern American engraving instructors in the NRA summer school programs promoted hammering back towards oneself in the Asian manner.
Neil also was a great proponent of the use if a vise turned by foot power in the manner of a potters wheel.
It was the willingness of the Hartliep family to share their knowledge that jump started the modern resurgence of firearms engraving in the USA.
Neil, together with his wife Freda and son Glen did much to start the present day renaissance in American engraving.
He also produced a book "The Basics of Firearms Engraving" published by the NRA and produced and sold by by Brownells.
John Schippers fine book continues the tradition of classic hammer and chisel engraving instruction and contains the most valuable and up-to-date information for students of this method.
SORRY TO GET A LITTLE OFF IN THIS GREAT PICTURE THREAD.
Neil Hartliep, the first of the modern American engraving instructors in the NRA summer school programs promoted hammering back towards oneself in the Asian manner.
Neil also was a great proponent of the use if a vise turned by foot power in the manner of a potters wheel.
It was the willingness of the Hartliep family to share their knowledge that jump started the modern resurgence of firearms engraving in the USA.
Neil, together with his wife Freda and son Glen did much to start the present day renaissance in American engraving.
He also produced a book "The Basics of Firearms Engraving" published by the NRA and produced and sold by by Brownells.
John Schippers fine book continues the tradition of classic hammer and chisel engraving instruction and contains the most valuable and up-to-date information for students of this method.
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Chujybear
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Charles Edenshaw as well carved towards himself. Tho his technique was just push. Or rather, pull
Omar Haltam
Elite Cafe Member
what a great thread
really nice to see everyone here. I only found a few pictures of myself, its funny how we take lots of pictures of everyone around us but not of ourselves.... LoL
here is a picture of me at the Smokey Mountains
picture of me at the Peak in Hong Kong
and here is a picture of my motorcycle
here is my workbench at my shop
really nice to see everyone here. I only found a few pictures of myself, its funny how we take lots of pictures of everyone around us but not of ourselves.... LoL
here is a picture of me at the Smokey Mountains
picture of me at the Peak in Hong Kong
and here is a picture of my motorcycle
here is my workbench at my shop
Tim Young
Member
Omar, great pictures. Love that Vmax.
Roger Bleile
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Omar,
I think that I know exactly where you were in the Smokey Mountains. I was there about a week ago.
I think that I know exactly where you were in the Smokey Mountains. I was there about a week ago.
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Bluetickhound
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I've been to that very spot many many times in my life... The GSMNP is my favorite place on the planet!
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