| Congratulations to FEGA Award winners! Congrats to Brian Powley for obtaining FEGA Master status Congrats to Ron Smith for receiving the James Meek Award And to David Clevinger and Manny Gonzales receiving the President’s Award. And on to the contests! Engravers Choice Joe Rundell, Winner. Barry Lee Hands & Lee Griffiths award of merit Best Shotgun -Joe Rundell Best Rifle- Barry Lee Hands Best Handgun- Mike Dubber Metal on Metal inlay-Joe Rundell Artistic Uniqueness- Bob Evans Engraver article winners Issue #77 Jan/Feb/March 2008 Tira Mitchell: Pilgrimage to Emporia; A very human and inspirational article about going to the Grand Masters and the excitement of learning and sharing with Winston Churchill and Ken Hunt. Issue #78 April/May/June 2008 Tim Adlam: Rejuvenating the Spirit; An excellent article about something we seldom talk about……. what inspires and motivates us. A lesson in taking time to smell the roses and enjoy life so that we can bring it back to the engraving bench. Issue # 78 & 79 Weldon Lister: Sculptured Scroll, Part 1 & 2. Excellent articles with photos on how to create sculptured scroll and the tools and techniques involved. A must for anyone wanting to use the punch techniques. Issue #78 Jul/Aug/Sept 2008 Ron Smith: Layout and Design. A fabulous article on how to get thinking about shotgun layouts and the thoughts behind the design. Complete with a genuine Ron Smith (no thumb) drawing which in itself is pretty incredible. Issue #79 Oct/Nov/Dec 2008 Martin Strolz: Tradition and Technology. A great article with a wonderful insight into the engraving school in Steyr, Austria. The richness, history and depth of the European engraving is much easier to understand once you have read this article. |
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