Keith Thomas, Engraver

highveldt · Apr 24, 2017

English engraver Keith Thomas will be at the Southern Side x Side event this week-end, 28-30 April 2017, at Deep River Sporting Clays shooting grounds Sanford, NC. According to author Vic Venters, Keith will be at the Atkin Grant & Lang booth demonstrating his technique and style and available for conversation.

The Southern Side x Side is an annual Spring event where fans, sellers and buyers of some of the world's finest and best double barrel shotguns are assembled. Atkin Grant & Lang have been long time sponsors and come over from UK. Holland & Holland has been there for years and will be this year as well.

silverchip · Apr 24, 2017

Man , that wold be a great event to attend!!!!!!!!!!!!

JJ Roberts · Apr 24, 2017

highveldt,I have my Parker buddys going down to the Southern Side by Side,wish I could go would like to meet Keith and talk about engraving. J.J.

mitch · Apr 24, 2017

dang, i'd drive over for the day but one of my dogs has been pretty sick and i hate to leave her for that long...

Phil Coggan · Apr 25, 2017

Someone please give Keith my best regards when you meet up.

Phil

highveldt · Apr 25, 2017

Phil Coggan said:
Someone please give Keith my best regards when you meet up.

Phil

Phil;

I will do that.

Steve Howell

highveldt · Apr 29, 2017

Phil;

I passed on to Keith Thomas your regards and he in turn asked me to send you his best regards.

I was amazed that Keith at age 69 engraves without magnification. His work is beautiful.

Steve Howell

JJ Roberts · Apr 29, 2017

Steve,Did you take any pictures and did you take notes and learn anything interesting from Keith? J.J.

scc3 · Apr 29, 2017

I met him as also. What a great guy. He was a well of information. And so helpful to a newbie like me.

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highveldt · Apr 29, 2017

JJ Roberts said:
Steve,Did you take any pictures and did you take notes and learn anything interesting from Keith? J.J.

No, I did not take any photos. What I learned in watching him was that he engraves without a engravers vise using the old style sand filled leather pad; he sharpens the gravers probably the way he has all of his career by feel and instinct without any devise to capture or maintain the angle; the majority of his work is push engraving. Also he had the SLE sideplate that he was engraving mounted on a wooden block about 1 inch thick and maybe 2 1/2 x 5 inches in width and length. He moves the wooden block against the leather engravers pad while he is making his cuts.

Phil Coggan · May 3, 2017

highveldt said:
Phil;

I passed on to Keith Thomas your regards and he in turn asked me to send you his best regards.

I was amazed that Keith at age 69 engraves without magnification. His work is beautiful.

Steve Howell

Thanks Steve,

Keith has always specialized in fine English scroll, he could probably do it with his eyes closed never mind magnification

Phil

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