Re: Gunsmith Learning to Engrave
Welcome Colin!
I bet we would be interested to see some pics of the tool you made too. Do you make your gun parts from scratch also?
I imagine you could find plenty of up and coming engravers around here to engrave stuff for you while you get up to speed. Sorry you have had bad experiences with delivery times in the past.
From the engravers side, sometimes stuff just comes in waves all at once. It works best when folks call first, if they have a rush order. When work shows up unannounced, it can mess up delivery times, when your plate is already full.
I'm not saying you did any of that, but lack of communication can cause trouble!
On the other hand, sometimes artists are quirky people. And sometimes very busy people too!
Looks like your engraving is off to a good start. Also, don't set your sights too low. There was some fabulous engraving being done in the 18th and 19th centuries, even in the US!
Take care,
Tom
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