Dave Thinkstoomuch
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- Jun 10, 2012
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Hi! I'm a new member here and joined up to see if I can find out some info about a knife I just purchased.
I collect vintage Schrade USA knives and while I really love what I see as good engraving, my eye is untrained and I don't really know what is difficult to do and what is less-so. I just know what I like.
The knife in question is "Hand Carved by Hugh McGaugh". I believe that he was a master engraver and jeweler working out of Prescott Valley, AZ up until at least the late 1980s and that he is now deceased.
If anyone is familiar with the man or his work I would love to hear all about it!
Here are my questions about the knife:
1. How would you critique the quality of the engraving work?
2. How rare is this deep "carving" style of hand engraving these days? Is it a dying art?
3. Do you believe the work on this knife could have been done without disassembling and then reassembling the knife? ie: Would you need cutler skills as well to achieve this?
4. Assuming he is a master at doing this technique, how long might it have taken Hugh McGaugh to complete this project? ie: How many hours work?
Please forgive anything you might view as a "stupid question" and explain why you think that so that I won't do it again. Thanks a lot guys!
I collect vintage Schrade USA knives and while I really love what I see as good engraving, my eye is untrained and I don't really know what is difficult to do and what is less-so. I just know what I like.
The knife in question is "Hand Carved by Hugh McGaugh". I believe that he was a master engraver and jeweler working out of Prescott Valley, AZ up until at least the late 1980s and that he is now deceased.
If anyone is familiar with the man or his work I would love to hear all about it!
Here are my questions about the knife:
1. How would you critique the quality of the engraving work?
2. How rare is this deep "carving" style of hand engraving these days? Is it a dying art?
3. Do you believe the work on this knife could have been done without disassembling and then reassembling the knife? ie: Would you need cutler skills as well to achieve this?
4. Assuming he is a master at doing this technique, how long might it have taken Hugh McGaugh to complete this project? ie: How many hours work?
Please forgive anything you might view as a "stupid question" and explain why you think that so that I won't do it again. Thanks a lot guys!