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Old 05-10-2010, 03:49 PM
Maggie Maggie is offline
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Default Re: Hi, Gary from Manchester, tools & tips for slate engraving

I'm interested in this too: I want to make permanent labels for some recently planted trees and plan to use slate, but wondered what tool I would need to engrave it. Inigo Jones and his ilk won't do these labels as they are too thin and break too easily, but I thought I could do it myself with something like the tool used for engraving dog discs/trophies etc. I am a complete beginner/ignoramus, have never engraved anything in my life, but there are 157 trees so it seemed possibly worth getting some equipment to try doing the engraving myself.

Not sure you would get advice from Inigo Jones about house names as that's his territory, but I suppose you are far enough away not to be competition, Gary! There certainly must be templates etc available as lots of people do it, also gravestones and so on - pretty common in this (N Wales) and presumably other slate-producing areas.

Maggie
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