Recommend an Engraver!!!!
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Marksman
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Several years ago I had Jim Blair of Glenrock, Wyoming engrave a set of Winchester M/70 bottom metal for me, he did an excellent job. Jim is a Master Engraver and is a member of FEGA (Firearms Engravers Guild of America) and has worked on guns that the Guild has raffled at their annual show in Reno, NV. If you can make the trip to Reno for the annual show in January you will be able to meet many Guild members and view examples of their work up close. Some of the engravers even bring their equipment to the show and you can watch them as they work. I would contact FEGA and order a brochure that lists their members along with their engraving specialties, it is money well spent.
It depends on how much you are willing to pay for quality. If money is no object and you want the best job $ can buy, I would contact Mike Dubber. If you are looking to keep costs down, but still get a quality job-Jeff Flannery does good work. In choosing who you want to engrave a gun it depends on if you are looking for gold enlays or wire, what style engraving etc. P.M. sent with my e-mail address if you have some ?--good luck
I'm wanting mostly scroll work with a stag head or bear engraved on the side plate.
I'm looking at as many engravers and styles as I can because I will probably only do one.
Or two, or three.
It all depends on costs of course and how well I do financially in the next year or two.
I'm looking at as many engravers and styles as I can because I will probably only do one.
Or two, or three.
It all depends on costs of course and how well I do financially in the next year or two.
45Wheelgun
Member
I have a gun done by Jeff Flannery and I can't say enough nice things about the engraver. Jeff does great work, is friendly and easy to talk with. He took a lot of time helping me decide exactly what I wanted...and then he did the work in a timely fashion. He also made a custom set of stag grips for the project.
If I had major cash to spend, I would go to Wayne D'Angelo and beg him to do a gun for me. I am not sure there is a finer engraver working today. Sadly I just went to his website and he is not accepting new work at this time. Then again...money talks.
If I had major cash to spend, I would go to Wayne D'Angelo and beg him to do a gun for me. I am not sure there is a finer engraver working today. Sadly I just went to his website and he is not accepting new work at this time. Then again...money talks.
45Wheelgun
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This thread needs a picture. A bear on the side plate by Wayne D'Angelo:
HEADKNOCKER
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Jeff Flannery.. Jeff Flannery Gun Engraving
He does some nice work for sure..
I just looked at his website & this stainless S&W Looks pretty good to me..
He does some nice work for sure..
I just looked at his website & this stainless S&W Looks pretty good to me..
This thread needs a picture. A bear on the side plate by Wayne D'Angelo:
That is simply amazing. I wonder how long it takes to engrave something like that.
HEADKNOCKER
Member
That Gold Bear & Silver Fish are works of art by themselves..
I would imagine one hundred plus hours or more..
I always wondered how they Gold/Silver plate just one area, I would imagine it's done by hammering the softer base metal into the engraving & then re-engraving afterwards?? Unsure.. Very Cool Indeed!!
I would imagine one hundred plus hours or more..
I always wondered how they Gold/Silver plate just one area, I would imagine it's done by hammering the softer base metal into the engraving & then re-engraving afterwards?? Unsure.. Very Cool Indeed!!
Long Barrel
Member
Flannery Engraving
Jeff Flannery certainly does very good work, and fast, too, when compared to many other engravers. Jeff and I grew up on the same street, and four years ago when I had open heart valve replacement surgery, he did MY 2-1/2” 66-2 with the “crooked” heart on it that’s shown above.
He’d done two J-frames, a 640 and a 60, as well as my Kreighoff M-32 competition skeet set over the past 15-20 years.
My advice for an engraved carry gun is to select a stainless model, and have Jeff do his deep “American Rococo” style work on it. That way, if the surface gets marred, you can polish it out and not lose the engraving.
Engraving makes a gun unique and memorable, and when it comes time to pass it on to the next generation, you can be sure that they’ll hang on to it.
Long Barrel
Jeff Flannery certainly does very good work, and fast, too, when compared to many other engravers. Jeff and I grew up on the same street, and four years ago when I had open heart valve replacement surgery, he did MY 2-1/2” 66-2 with the “crooked” heart on it that’s shown above.
He’d done two J-frames, a 640 and a 60, as well as my Kreighoff M-32 competition skeet set over the past 15-20 years.
My advice for an engraved carry gun is to select a stainless model, and have Jeff do his deep “American Rococo” style work on it. That way, if the surface gets marred, you can polish it out and not lose the engraving.
Engraving makes a gun unique and memorable, and when it comes time to pass it on to the next generation, you can be sure that they’ll hang on to it.
Long Barrel
Bob R
US Veteran
If I had the money to get something engraved I would probably talk to Jerome Glimm in Conrad, MT. I have seen some of his work at FNRA banquets and it is very, very nice. Plus it is close enough to me I could go visit my gun every now and then. 
About Glimm's Custom Gun Engraving - Jerome Glimm, Custom Gun Engraver
bob
About Glimm's Custom Gun Engraving - Jerome Glimm, Custom Gun Engraver
bob
Spend some time on a couple of the engraving forums looking around. You might have to register in order to see all the pics but it never costs anything and many members are just interested viewers..
Here's a couple that have a good following:
Engraving Forum.com - Largest Hand Engraving Community, 5,000 members
This is engraver Steve Lindsay's forum. Mfg'rs an air assist engraving tool also
http://www.igraver.org/forum/index.php
Engravers Cafe
There are alot of engravers out there doing fantastic work. You'll see everything from beginner to long time pro on these forums.
Constructive criticism is not lacking as a general rule and is accepted in the trade as a way to becoming a better artist.
With that you can see good and bad and everything inbetween and learn why they are rated the way they are. Since it's other engravers doing the critique, you get a true picture. That's not always the case when the thumbs up/down is done by someone that doesn't actually do the work.
The multiple color inlays are done by carefully inlaying separate pieces of the different metals into their own areas within the full figure. All carefully planned out before any cutting away of the figure is done as at that point and reference lines are gone. All you have is the outline of the entire figure .
Some use small bits carefully sawn from flat stock for the pieces, others build the inlay with wire.
Wire can be either pieces laid side by side or a more or less continuous piece that first outlines the figure then gradualy fills in towards the center. No overlap allowed as that will end up being a thin flashing of material that flakes off when the detailing is begun.
Here's a couple that have a good following:
Engraving Forum.com - Largest Hand Engraving Community, 5,000 members
This is engraver Steve Lindsay's forum. Mfg'rs an air assist engraving tool also
http://www.igraver.org/forum/index.php
Engravers Cafe
There are alot of engravers out there doing fantastic work. You'll see everything from beginner to long time pro on these forums.
Constructive criticism is not lacking as a general rule and is accepted in the trade as a way to becoming a better artist.
With that you can see good and bad and everything inbetween and learn why they are rated the way they are. Since it's other engravers doing the critique, you get a true picture. That's not always the case when the thumbs up/down is done by someone that doesn't actually do the work.
The multiple color inlays are done by carefully inlaying separate pieces of the different metals into their own areas within the full figure. All carefully planned out before any cutting away of the figure is done as at that point and reference lines are gone. All you have is the outline of the entire figure .
Some use small bits carefully sawn from flat stock for the pieces, others build the inlay with wire.
Wire can be either pieces laid side by side or a more or less continuous piece that first outlines the figure then gradualy fills in towards the center. No overlap allowed as that will end up being a thin flashing of material that flakes off when the detailing is begun.
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keith44spl
Member
Engraver
Well,
I've commissioned Jeff Flannery to do six or seven of my
('usin' & shootin') Irons for myself and the sons / daughters over the years.
Here's a few pics of the third or forth example of Jeff's art;
Jeff's always treated me right. Excellent service, fair prices.
Su Amigo,
Dave
Well,
I've commissioned Jeff Flannery to do six or seven of my
('usin' & shootin') Irons for myself and the sons / daughters over the years.
Here's a few pics of the third or forth example of Jeff's art;
Jeff's always treated me right. Excellent service, fair prices.
Su Amigo,
Dave
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