Date(s): 8/1-8/10/2011. Album by J.J. ROBERTS. Photos by J.J. ROBERTS. 1 - 12 of 12 Total. 2126 Visits.
1 nc.08.11.1 This is Christina Ciarula..I am showing her how to prepare a Colt 1911 slide for engraving.
2 nc.08.1141 Here I am helping Doug Hall how to clean his Graver Max interior parts & his 901 handpiece. Doug builds bamboo fly rods, & he is interested in engraving the components for his rods.
3 nc.08.11.5 This is Chris Scheuerman, a tatoo artist, from VA interested in engraving firearms. I have been teaching him the hammer & chisel technique.
4 nc.08.11.6 Here is David Skipper he is a machinist from Wilmington, NC. David is interested in engraving firearms.
5 nc.08.11.7 Ed Crabtree is a machinist. His interest is in engraving money clips & lettering. I was helping him with his lettering using the hammer & chisel & also he was using power assisted.
6 nc.08.11.8 This is my sharpening set-up..powerhones by GRS & Tom White. I spent a lot of time teaching the students proper graver sharpening which I feel is a very important subject.
7 nc.08.11.12 Here I am doing a demo with the hammer & chisel. Showing the class the correct technique I use.
8 nc.08.11.13 Camera
9 nc.08.11.14 This is Pat O'Neill from Charlotte, NC working with a microscope & Lindsay Palm Control. Pat is interested in engraving animals. I was helping her with her animal anatomy.
10 nc.08.11.16 Here's Christina working with hammer & chisel on my portable pedistal. I find working at a pedistal like this, one can cut a scroll in one pass without stopping.
11 nc.08.11.17 Chris is doing shading using traditional hand tools.
12 nc.08.11.18 Here is Doug Hall working with his Graver Max.