Brad Hartliep
Member
Hey all, sorry I've been gone so long.
One thing I would like to add, though I'm sure John B. is a lot more qualified to discuss Neil's engraving style, is two stories: My Dad and Uncles used to say that Neil taught himself how to engrave using NAILS - the head of a nail is pretty small and it would probably be a lot easier to hit "Hartliep-style" (Asian-style) than over-hand (although he probably attached the nails to a shaft of wood) ... the other is that I used to sit and watch him engrave, more so in Fairmont than Tucson, and Neil used to tell me it was easier to see his cutting, because the work and the lighting is always between the graver and his eye, as opposed to looking over a fist and possibly a shadow to see the work ... he also used his old potter wheel graving stand so he could turn or hold the work with his feet as he cut with his hands ...
One thing I would like to add, though I'm sure John B. is a lot more qualified to discuss Neil's engraving style, is two stories: My Dad and Uncles used to say that Neil taught himself how to engrave using NAILS - the head of a nail is pretty small and it would probably be a lot easier to hit "Hartliep-style" (Asian-style) than over-hand (although he probably attached the nails to a shaft of wood) ... the other is that I used to sit and watch him engrave, more so in Fairmont than Tucson, and Neil used to tell me it was easier to see his cutting, because the work and the lighting is always between the graver and his eye, as opposed to looking over a fist and possibly a shadow to see the work ... he also used his old potter wheel graving stand so he could turn or hold the work with his feet as he cut with his hands ...