Gun and Knife Engraving

[geobar]

I have a neighbor that is an engraver. He has worked in the Jewelery business for several years. He is expanding into the Knife and Gun field. Click on the link below to see his first attempt with a knife and gun. His name is Mark Douglas. Let me know what you think!

http://www.gbknives.webprovider.com/engrav.html

Added 02/24/2002
Mark just completed a Spyderco Delica II for me and it looks great!!

http://www.gbknives.webprovider.com/11iic1.JPG

 

[Phil Tham]

Looks like he does excellent work!

 

[geobar]

I talked to Mark a little more about how he does this. He draws the designs in a computer program then the engraving is done by Laser. The laser is a 200 watt nd:YAG laser made by Foba, GMBH.

He has been self employed and engraving since 1976.
His technical expertise is in Mold and Die engraving for the
Coining and Jewelry industries.

I asked him if the heat generated from the laser would interfere with the heat treat on a blade. He said the piece is warm to the touch but is not under the laser long enough to generate that much heat.

 

[jimsbowies]

Your laser-engraving pal?

 

[Theo Baartse]

Looks really great, nice work!
Maybe he like's to see some work from other engravers?
Just go to, http://www.mijneigenfavorieten.nl/knivelinks/index.shtml?s=Knivelinksallsortsof, and scroll down to Engraving & Etching.
Have fun!

 

[geobar]

Sorry for the late reply, wife and I took a long overdue weekend away without the kids!!

Mark Douglas can be reached at engraver@ktis.net

 

[Atomic Zero]

That is absolutely stunning!

That is all,
Zero

 

[geobar]

Thanks for the link Theo, that is some absolutely stunning work!!

 

[Theo Baartse]

Thank you Geobar, I'm glad you like it!
Spread the word.
Happy surfing, I have more than 3300 links, so they will keep you bussy for a while.