[CabJagMan]

Hi Steve & fellow engravers. I am British born but now living in Australia for the past 12 years. I restore and sometimes manufacture clocks. I have always added a name plaque to my creations but would love to engrave a name and details like scroll work etc.

I am artistic with 2nd in the Royal Canberra show a few years ago so am looking forward to honing my artistic skills and applying them to engraving.

Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated Steve. I will predominantly be working on brass sheet / plate. I wish to emulate some of the 17th & 18th century engravers styles, they are truly beautiful and works of art in themselves.

I have often removed the chapter ring from an old clock and seen the practice attempts on the reverse, or on the back of the dial plate.

How difficult are the air operated tools to master and would I be better suited to start by hand?

Kind regards, Nick