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Ooh, on my lunch break and reading this thread. Thanks very much for the kind words, I am red as a tomato now!

 

The funny thing is in the past few months, I have been contacted by many different trades than the gun trade and I must say I would not be surprised if I were to find myself working a lot less on guns quite soon.

 

I will engrave a knife for an American company in january ( William Henry), then there is a company in London who wants me to engrave bespoke scratchplates for guitars,( they contacted me last week as well!) watchmakers...

 

I think that pretty soon my gunengraving.co.uk website will need to change to " anythingmetalengraving.co.uk"!

 

And yes, I will keep you posted on the pen front.

 

Katia

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My engraving website. http://www.gunengraving.co.uk

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I'm thinking a Katia Kuff (bracelet) until we can settle on a pen motif. You can thank me for the brand name later. (Grin)

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I'm thinking a Katia Kuff (bracelet) until we can settle on a pen motif. You can thank me for the brand name later. (Grin)

Hmmmm...I could go for that.....

 

@KatiaF and Truffle....Is pewter a workable metal as far as engraving and overlay making are concerned?

I'm having an Hobbit obsession claim my senses at the moment and wouldn't mind a Thranduil and/or Legolas-themed

piece in my hands to fondle.... :wub:

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Sorry to shatter your dreams Esterbex, but no, pewter would not be easy to 'join' after being curled, so it couldn't be made into an overlay for a pen. :( :wacko: :blush:

I'm sure that it would be easy to engrave though I've never tried to do it, I should imagine it would behave like butter! :) :excl:

Back to the drawing board I think!

Truffle Finder. :)

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Sorry to shatter your dreams Esterbex, but no, pewter would not be easy to 'join' after being curled, so it couldn't be made into an overlay for a pen. :( :wacko: :blush:

I'm sure that it would be easy to engrave though I've never tried to do it, I should imagine it would behave like butter! :) :excl:

Back to the drawing board I think!

Truffle Finder. :)

:( Well hellz bellz.....

:eureka: Maybe a pewter-handled letter opener in the shape of a miniature sword..... :rolleyes:

Anyone know of any custom knife-makers?

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esterbex!!!!

 

I met a man at one of our local Sunday markets a couple of weeks ago - and what attracted me was his pewter letter openers etc., so we got talking about fountain pens - he was so surprised to hear they were still being used.....and I'll see him this Sunday so can see if he has a little sword!!

 

Speaking of knife makers - one master lives in the bush near here in Tasmania - I saw him on a TV show about the famous Japanese chef Tetsuya........ http://www.australiantraveller.com/tas/tetsuyas-secret-weapon/

and he is making me a knife after I tracked him down via the intergoogle - and in about a week it will be ready and we'll go and meet him and collect my knife - I'm so excited!!! :yikes: :bunny01: :notworthy1: :thumbup: :puddle:

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See Chris....I have known we are kindred from the start..... ;)

Pics when you get the item in-hand pleeez! :)

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Clutches her North African curved dagger & slinks away.

:yikes: You too?!? All I have is a little pocket knife....I am now encouraged to explore uncharted waters! :D

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~~Larry Brown

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Whilst I realise that this is a topic which is not remotely connected with fountain pens, but a couple of night's ago, there was a documentary called 'Reviewing the Situation', telling the life story of Lionel Bart, which I watched at the time, and was quite 'moved' by it.

A very good friend sent me a copy, and I watched the whole thing again this morning, and it had a similar effect on me for the second time round!

 

I was very fortunate to have first met him during the 1980's, and at that time he was in a terrible state, a broken man, seemingly irredeemably suffering from years of drink and drug abuse. We became quite good friends during that time when I first knew him, and when I moved to Clapham in London to work, I used to see him quite frequently, and it was so wonderful to see how much he had improved, directly as a result of his sobriety. Almost always cheerful, and incredibly witty, and he looked in great health.

In 1999, he died, and I was very sad, and although I did enjoy the film about him the other night, [and again this morning] it was very moving.

I just wanted to share that.

Truffle Finder.

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Let's not forget David Broadwell, who is both a knife maker and a pen maker.

 

http://www.broadwellstudios.com/

 

Bruno....all of this info is just creating new temptations and obsessions....GP....the Persians..... :yikes:

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....I just wanted to share that.

Truffle Finder.

 

Thanks for sharing. His songs for Oliver were...well, timeless.

God is seldom early, never late, and always on time.

~~Larry Brown

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I normally have left my booth at Portobello by about 2.00pm or sometimes 2.30pm, but today at approximately 2.30pm Katia turned up as a surprise!

We had been talking for about an hour or more when I realised that it was nearly 4.00pm, so I had to bid my farewells and return home.

It was lovely to meet her, for the first time, and I was able to show her some of my pen overlay designs.

It been quite a busy day for me anyway, and I had been talking quite a bit as the different customers had come to my stand, but I am absolutely shattered now, it has been a very long day! Maybe I'm just getting old!

Very satisfying day though, particularly meeting Katia for the first time! :)

Truffle Finder.

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Have torn a page out of a magazine showing a fabulous inlay design & wondering if one of you can make a variant when I'm solvent again. Have to watch out for ideas that catch my fancy. They become expensive!

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Got to find a scanner. House is all uprooted & discombobulated as I sold a few bits & bobs to pay for other bits & bobs. Until the debris settles, functionality is nil. Whimper!

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