New Customer gave me some business cards

[Beathard]

I had a new walk in customer today. He said he wanted a knife engraved. He had this story about his engraver passing away a few years back and he needed to find a new engraver.

We talked. I showed him my work. We agreed on a design and price.

After all that he asked if I would like to have the still unkown engravers business card. Trying to be polite I said yes (but was thinking "why would I want a dead engravers business card")

Here is what he gave me...

 

[Riflesmith]

Could be a hard act to follow! Congratulations!

 

[silverchip]

Just a little pressure!?!?!?!?!???

 

[Tim Wells]

Those as you know are small treasures.

 

[Omar Haltam]

hope he or she becomes a long term customer good luck

 

[monk]

omg ! you need to get a nice frame to protect those. aren't you glad you reluctantly agreed to accept them ?

 

[Beathard]

Surprised the hell out of me...

 

[rmgreen]

What a compliment to you and your work.

 

[Sam]

Those are nice treasure, Gerry. You probably know that I have Prudhomme's engraving tools, vise, and many personal items. These things should be preserved for future generations, so as Monk said, have them framed.
Jack Prudhomme was the first engraver who let me watch him engrave. Before that I was the only person I'd ever seen engrave. He was a huge inspiration and help when I was starting out.

 

[Crazy Horse]

I have a signed and remarked copy of his leather bound book (#8) "Gun Engraving Review." He even doodled a Christmas tree on the box he mailed it to me in. Unfortunately he did not include his business card. :~(