New engraver Student in MD

[oakleave]

Hello every one. I just started engraving. I found a very competent Master who teaches me the art of engraving. My Master JJ Roberts is very competent and a good teacher. It is great that he shares his knowlege. I live in MD and have sucessfull finished a 3.5 year tool and diemaker aprenticeship in Germany.
Thank you that I could join your wonderfull forum.
Bernie

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

Welcome !!!!!

 

[Willem Parel]

Oh, you´re a lucky guy Bernie, getting lessons from JJ Roberts.
BTW, welcome to the forum and I hope you will post what JJ teaches you, to the benefit of us all.
Have fun during the journey of engraving.
Willem
(where has you stayed in Germany?)

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Always nice to have a new forum member, welcome aboard!

 

[GTJC460]

Welcome! Where about in MD. I'm in Frederick.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Bernie,

Welcome to this forum. If you can complete a tool & die apprenticeship in Germany you certainly have what it takes to do well in the technical part of engraving. I'm sure that JJ will do a good job of teaching you the art and design portion of the trade.

Grüße,
Roger

 

[monk]

yes, by all means welcome. lots to learn here-- just go to the tips section. there's much there in the form of tutorials that are very informative. jj is quite the friend to all who wish to learn. send a few fotos of your work when you get the time.

 

[Gun Nut]

Bernie, Welcome. I am sure you will enjoy being on this forum, and hope to see you again on here soon with words of wisdom from JJ.

 

[MexicanEngraver]

welcome !!!!!!

 

[oakleave]

Thank you for the warm welcome.
Training with a highly skilled Mater like JJ is a challenging experience. He not only can engrave he is also a very gifted artist. The knowlege of art and drawing is very importand in engraving as I found out. In this respect I am light years behind and just admire how he design things. I bought a small Pakistani Pocket knife for engraving practice. It was amizing how many different motive JJ were coming up with on the handle in a very short time. And one looked better than the other.
I am still strugeling with my assined homework because I have to make some Benjamins. Just have to restore 6 antik chairs were someone else tryed to glue them together with plastic or raisin. Fixing the other ones work is more work than if I had srarted a broken chair.
Happy engraving to all of you
Bernie