Comments on: Engraved dagger and some blades http://www.knivesandengraving.com/2008/03/engraved-dagger-and-some-blades/ Handmade art Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Viljo Marrandi http://www.knivesandengraving.com/2008/03/engraved-dagger-and-some-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Viljo Marrandi Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:24:57 +0000 http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-101 Angeline, I started engraving about a year ago. Or I tried to start. We bought GRS system and tried it for some time, I didn't do any non-power assisted hand engraving. It didn't really work out that well. Then I took Basic Engraving course from Sam Alfano in Antwerp, Belgium (http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/antwerp-engraving-diamonds-and-jews/). That really helped - one week of intensive learning. If you try to decide whether to buy GRS or Lindsay, then I suggest Lindsay. If you think whether to go to course, then definitely yes! If you live in the States then Ray Cover gives courses and some other alternatives besides GRS, but GRS is very good too. My post 'Engraving Process' might interest you too, if you haven't seen it yet - http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/engraving-process/ Angeline, I started engraving about a year ago. Or I tried to start. We bought GRS system and tried it for some time, I didn’t do any non-power assisted hand engraving. It didn’t really work out that well. Then I took Basic Engraving course from Sam Alfano in Antwerp, Belgium (http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/antwerp-engraving-diamonds-and-jews/). That really helped – one week of intensive learning.

If you try to decide whether to buy GRS or Lindsay, then I suggest Lindsay. If you think whether to go to course, then definitely yes! If you live in the States then Ray Cover gives courses and some other alternatives besides GRS, but GRS is very good too.

My post ‘Engraving Process’ might interest you too, if you haven’t seen it yet – http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/engraving-process/

]]> By: Angeline http://www.knivesandengraving.com/2008/03/engraved-dagger-and-some-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Angeline Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://programmerblacksmith.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-100 How beautiful! I was really happy to find your blog. I've looked at the lindsay and igraver sites, but I would like to hear about how you started engraving. The investment in the air tools is a lot. Did you try hand engraving first, or take a class? How beautiful!
I was really happy to find your blog. I’ve looked at the lindsay and igraver sites, but I would like to hear about how you started engraving. The investment in the air tools is a lot. Did you try hand engraving first, or take a class?

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