Anyone having engraving done-if so what and by who?

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20 February 2011, 17:28

shootaway

Anyone having engraving done-if so what and by who?

I might be having some myself.I've been recommended Marty Rabeno.What's a rifle without engraving?-just too cold for me.I've hunted many years with my double O/U engraved shotgun and hunting without a wooden stocked and engraved rifle just doesn't feel right.Does anyone agree to this?

20 February 2011, 21:38

J Bennett

shootaway

Everyone has there own style of engraving that they like. I have had a lot engraving done for customers by a lot of different engravers.
For my personal taste in style, execution and content is Roger Kehr (schrollcutter) that posts here.

James

20 February 2011, 22:04

Biebs

I had a Gary Goudy 450 Dakota with the floorplate done in a Cape Buffalo by Marty. Nice work. If you like something different, check out Lee Griffiths' work. He can actually shade figures in steel...different and remarkable style.

21 February 2011, 01:19

JBrown

Something about Roger Kehr's style really resonates with me. I dream of having him do some of his work for me one day.

That said, IMO engraving only belongs on top grade bolt rifles.

Double guns do look naked without engraving. But third rate engraving is hardly better than nothing.

Jason

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21 February 2011, 01:23

Aaron Little

I have always really liked Ken Hurst's work, although I know there are people who are just as good or better. Just depends on what type of engraving you want.

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21 February 2011, 02:37

srtrax

quote:
Something about Roger Kehr's style really resonates with me. I dream of having him do some of his work for me one day.

I had examples of Rogers work but the old computer crashed and lost his pics.
Like Jason, I like his style and hope to use him someday.

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21 February 2011, 02:52

shootaway

I wanted Hans Eisbacher to do it but was told that he is in Germany reached an older age and doing very little work.According to Ralph Martini,Marty Rabeno is one of the very few who could engrave as well.He has a natural artistic ability and is very good with engraving animals.He has also reserved some time with him for a project.

21 February 2011, 05:21

J.D.Steele

quote:
Originally posted by Aaron Little:
I have always really liked Ken Hurst's work, although I know there are people who are just as good or better. Just depends on what type of engraving you want.

Here's some of Ken's work.

I like his work too.
Regards, Joe

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21 February 2011, 07:01

Aaron Little

Here is the piece that turned me on to his work. An excellent Super X-1 by Ken Hurst. Not my gun...

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21 February 2011, 10:07

loud-n-boomer

I can recommend Charles Lee in Ione, California. Charles worked for Purdy in England, among others, and is very versatile. He also turns work around in months rather than years.

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21 February 2011, 21:10

TC1

Here is some of Roger Kehr's work. I had never commissioned an engraving job before and Roger was very easy to work with. Some of my idea's he liked and others he suggested we do something different which I considered very helpful.

He was very patient and let me talk myself into spending a lot more than I had budgeted for the job

The work is stunning and he didn't misspell any of the words.

It was money well spent and the work was done quickly.

If I ever do another one Roger will be the engraver on it.

Terry

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22 February 2011, 03:09

butchlambert

Some more from Ken Hurst. Ken is having some health problems.

He is very reasonable and easy to work with.
Butch

22 February 2011, 22:55

Tim Carney

Dropped one of Bailey Bradshaw's small double rifle actions off at Ken Hurst's home in Robersonville 10 days ago and look forward to his scratching it up...

Regards

24 February 2011, 02:16

shootaway

I exchanged a few emails with Marty Rabeno.Being the chief architect

of the project, I am pointing him towards a certain direction.I think I am going to go with a lion scene on the floorplate but not just any lion scene,one that evokes immediate danger.I am goint to try to get a message across with the engraving.It is going to say "immediate danger" and the rifle will say "the solution".There shouldn't be a doubt as to what the rifle is for by just looking at the engraving.

02 March 2011, 21:23

Dago Red

I too like that Ken guys work, the borders on that action I haven't seen before and like.

I love Roger's work too, I really like the grip cap with the maker's names on it, I was wondering how and where to put the makers names on a rifle and I have the answer now. I'm also going to find a reason I need the Matte/stippling type treatment, I just love it. Terry, what do you call that on there, it isn't stippling I don't think, but is still very cool.

I just need to find an engraver that is tacky enough to put "click" and "bang" on the safety for me instead of safe and fire.

Red

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03 March 2011, 01:08

577NitroExpress

My .577 NE DR was engraved by a gentleman named Mark Swanson in Prescott, AZ.

Here are a few photos that have been posted here before:

I know this is not to everyone's tastes, but this is what I like.

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03 March 2011, 01:43

Akshooter

I have studied engraving for many years and I have a lot of examples of good work from Germany, Ferlach, England etc
Also I have had work done in the US by Ralf Bone who aside from his reputation as a master in the U.S. he has been the Engraver on many of the maserpiece works of Hartmann & Weiss.

What I'm getting at here is that it is with very good knoledge of the art form that I say my life changed the day I met the engraver Jim White of Wasilla Alaska.

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03 March 2011, 04:48

p dog shooter

I have no trouble hunting with plain jane rifles matter of fact I really like stainless syt more and more.

03 March 2011, 05:55

Duane Wiebe

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
I have no trouble hunting with plain jane rifles matter of fact I really like stainless syt more and more.

JHC! This is not what this thread is all about!

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05 March 2011, 01:56

Code4

A rifle without some engraving is naked.

We have a few engravers here Down Under as well. Ron Croxon did these minimalist pieces for my 7x57.

07 March 2011, 05:12

Code4

Thank you. The Eland head is a copy from the Rowland Ward web site.

My son has a Steenbok on his .243W. If you surf the web there are thousands of ideas out there.

07 March 2011, 08:28

BaxterB

I have always wanted to get teh wife an o/u 20 gauge and have it engraved with snowflakes as she is a hard core snow bunny snowboarder... have never seen anyone do snow but think it would look cool, at least for a chick shotgun...

22 March 2011, 07:58

bigdoggy700

B.A.Bradshaw did the engraving on Safari Kid's Ken Owen 4 bore double "Mastodon". Lots of dinosaurs and teradactiles.

22 March 2011, 12:57

Ol Bull

I've got two rifles engraved by Gerome Glimm. Bolt knobs,trigger guards, gripcaps, floorplates, actions, rings, barrels, sights, barrelband sling, and screw heads. Outstanding Work! Simply the Best.

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