Antonio Fogarizzu prior to engraving

[Ellis]

 

[Dawkind]

That'll be a killer when it's done.....:thumbup:

It's not even Saturday yet, Dave.

 

[Kevin Jones]

After

WOW.
It's as if that piece was made to be engraved. :thumbup:

Thanks Dave.

 

[xaman]

oh man, that one turned out beautiful!

 

[Tim Galyean]

After


WOW.
It's as if that piece was made to be engraved. :thumbup:

Thanks Dave.

Thats a sign of a very good engraver.

 

[Lorien]

no shit! What a beauty job on that one.

 

[braillediver]

Wow!


Mitch

 

[Keith Montgomery]

The knife looked great originally, but the engraving is the icing on the cake.

 

[braillediver]

I’d love to know how you got from the original knife to the finished engraving.

How did the engraving come about- Did you have a specific design in mind? Or did you tell the engraver what elements you wanted incorporated? Or did you say you wanted it in the style or like another knife they did. Or did you just let them do their thing?

The inlays (MOP?) look like clouds.


Thanks for sharing it.

Mitch

 

[peterinct]

This is a perfect example of what good engraving is all about in my opinion. If you see the knife without engraving, then see it engraved and can't imagine it without the engraving, then the engraver did a great job.

No doubt that the engraving raised the aesthetic value in this case.

Peter

 

[Kevin Jones]

To follow Peter, here's my thoughts on engraving copied from a past engraving thread.
Some very nice examples in this thread if anyone needs some eye candy to take your mind off the big storm that blasting the eastern US.

I like fine engraving on knives as I believe it gives a maker the opportunity to demonstrate a very broad range of artistic talent from the laborious hammering or grinding of the steel to shape, to the very tedious and detailed task of engraving fine images into the steel.

Many knives will benefit aesthetically from the correct style and amount of engraving, however sometimes may not increase the overall value of the piece enough to recoup the cost of the engraving. This would be especially true of knives in lower priced ranges.
On the other hand, many engraved knives will benefit aesthetically and will raise the value of the piece well over and above the cost of the engraving. In my opinion, engraving also highlights other detail or features of the knife. In some cases, engraving can be used to cover flaws or to add a little pizzazz to an otherwise plain piece. I have found that engraving adds a little durability as engraved areas of knives generally don’t show scratches as much as polished or hand rubbed satin finished areas.

I always prefer knives to be engraved by the maker, with the exception of collaborations by maker/engraver partners such as Bob Loveless / the late Dan Wilkerson, D Alton Holder / Bruce Shaw, Edmond and Jere Davidson and of course Harvey Dean and Steve Dunn or Terry Theiss. My favorite knifemaker/engravers are Jerry Fisk and Steve Dunn. It’s practically gotten to the point where these talented artist’s knives are almost expected to be engraved. My favorite engravers in no particular order are Joe Mason, Bruce Shaw, Simon Lytton, Julie Warenski, Ray Cover Jr., Jere Davidson, Firmo Fracassi, Brian Hochstrat and Steve Linsay.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459312

 

[coltellinaio]

i like fogarizzu knife especially the engrave knife

 

[coltellinaio]

i like Fogarizzu knife, especially the engraved knife

 

[Ellis]

Thanks all,my good friend Martin Butler and I discussed the engraving and Martin did his thing.
I think that he is one of the finest around
Dave