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A Fantastic class with Rick Eaton.....
I just returned home today, after a 5 day engraving class hosted by the MKA, and instructed by Rick Eaton. WOW! What a great learning experience. Rick is a fabulous engraver, and a wonderful teacher. He was so patient (especially with me ) and the knowledge he possesses just boggles the mind! I spent my time "scratching" on two practice plates, trying to figure out design and shading, while both Tom Ferry and Joe Olsen turned out some really mice stuff! Rick demonstrate "Belino" (spelling?) engraving, which is just out of this world....... I'm mentally drained, but really cranked up to get some tools and start practicing on my own.
Gary Rodewald and Neil McKee put the event together, Gary hosted it as his shop, and I might also add that he fed, and treated us like kings! Many thanks are due to Gary, Neil, and Rick for putting on one of the best events I have ever attended. The class consisted of Joe Olsen, Tom Ferry, Nick Wheeler, Mel Fassio, Bob Crowder, Gary, Neil, and myself. I learned very quickly, that there is nothing easy, or quick about good engraving, and that you can really loose yourself looking through that microscope. Even though what I did was very crude, it lite a fire in me for more. I suspect GRS will be sending a lot of equipment to Montana before too long. With any luck, and several years of practice, maybe someday I'll be confident enough to try it on a knife! __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Way to go Ed!
Reading and talking about engraving technique is one thing, but nothing beats doin' it. You were in good hands. Can't wait to see the results. Tim __________________ [B][URL="http://www.adlamengraving.com"]http://www.adlamengraving.com[/URL][/B] |
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Great Ed, Look forward to seeing an engraving before long. Good luck....
Joe |
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Ed, I'm green with envy! I am very glad that you got to go.
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Very cool. How about a pic of the practice plates?
__________________ N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS |
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I doubt that I'll be offering any engraving on knives for a while. Maybe after about a zillion hours of practice I MIGHT be able to make something look good! It's a lot tougher than I thought it would be..........and you wanna see practice plates? NO WAY! Maybe if I put a split ring in the corners of the plates they might work for fishing downriggers, but I sure don't want to show those awful things off.
Now Tom Ferry (boy I just hate him ), did some REALLY nice engraving during the class. That guy is just so full of talent that it makes me wanna break all his fingers! __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Ed,
Thanks for the kind words. I had a great time teaching you guys, all of you in the class are ahead of where I was when I first started, you won't have to learn from trial and error. You just need time alone with the steel and graver, and for now you can work on the drawing part, if you can draw it you can cut it. Our hosts were great Gary and Neil. I'm looking forward to the work I see from you guys. As long as you stick with it in no time at all you'll be able to put something on your knives, just start out simple and go from there. Look at where Shane started and look at the great work he is doing now. Thanks Rick |
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