I've enjoyed following this board for a while, seen some beautiful work, and even recognized a few friends. I figured it was time to participate, so here we go...
My name is Bill Oyster and I live in the sleepy southern Appalachian town of Blue Ridge, Georgia.
This is my business www.oysterbamboo.com and here's my shop in the tourist rich historic downtown.
where we make these...
Which are used to catch these.
Somewhere along the way, the rods advanced to the point of requiring some embellishment so I traveled to Kansas to learn the engraver's craft.
The nickel silver on our fly rod hardware cuts well, but unfortunately everything is small and / or round.:thinking:
All of my engraving work is custom so there's no end to the things I've been asked to create in these tiny spaces.
Like many of us in the U.S. I only have about six weeks of formal training.
The rest has been a long, and continuing road of struggle and practice.
These days, engraving takes up the majority of my time.
However, since I am my own best customer, and always a project or two behind, I haven't been too active in the typical engraving circles. I hope to make amends for that, and maybe someday I'll get to cut something larger, and flatter!:biggrin:
Regards!
My name is Bill Oyster and I live in the sleepy southern Appalachian town of Blue Ridge, Georgia.
This is my business www.oysterbamboo.com and here's my shop in the tourist rich historic downtown.
where we make these...
Which are used to catch these.
Somewhere along the way, the rods advanced to the point of requiring some embellishment so I traveled to Kansas to learn the engraver's craft.
The nickel silver on our fly rod hardware cuts well, but unfortunately everything is small and / or round.:thinking:
All of my engraving work is custom so there's no end to the things I've been asked to create in these tiny spaces.
Like many of us in the U.S. I only have about six weeks of formal training.
The rest has been a long, and continuing road of struggle and practice.
These days, engraving takes up the majority of my time.
However, since I am my own best customer, and always a project or two behind, I haven't been too active in the typical engraving circles. I hope to make amends for that, and maybe someday I'll get to cut something larger, and flatter!:biggrin:
Regards!
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