here are some photos of an Dakota rifle i just finished your coments are welcome , hope you enjoy them .. ron

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 9:31:23 AM

her is photo #2

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 9:33:22 AM

photo#3

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 9:34:53 AM

thanks for looking .. ron

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 9:36:30 AM

Looks really nice Ron!
I have never engraved a Dakota bolt rifle. Was it nice steel to engrave?
Thanks for posting the pictures.

Bill Gamradt
9/1/2005 11:03:57 AM

HI Bill .. Thanks for your coments .. I had no problems with cutting the steel it cut nice, not too hard or too soft . this my first one i ever did and i have another one just like it ot do .
The rifles came to me in the white my customer said that he got them from Dakota in the white ,actions only .. ron

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 12:27:36 PM

beautiful work ron , i really admire, got 4 days off work to work on my ser. 80. will post photos soon. john pilkington

John Pilkington
9/1/2005 5:28:48 PM

Hi John and thanks ..I am looking forward to seeing some of your work . It would be nice if other FEGA members would discover this forum and post some of there work .. ron

Ron Nott
9/1/2005 9:45:55 PM

Ron, Thanks for posting the pictures.......nice work.
I also agree that it would be nice if others posted their work here.I'm guilty of not doing it myself, but not because of my work.
It's my ability to take a decent photograph that keeps me from posting. I seem to have a big issue with lighting. Guns are hard to photograph. Got any tips?
Brian

Brian Powley
9/2/2005 6:14:25 PM

Brian i too have a problem with lighting . i dont know what the answer is except to go out and buy expensive lighting equipment . in december i bought a nikon 8700 at the time it was one of the best camera on the market and i thought now i will solve my picture taking problems , well that didnt work , it is not the camera ,it is me ,all i have to do is learn how to use the camera .. ron

Ron Nott
9/2/2005 9:53:47 PM

Hi Ron and Brian, Saw your post about trouble with lighting. I had the same problem, kinda solved it by spraying Arrid XX powder deodeorant on the metal to stop glare. It works, but then the piece smells like an armpit. Best solution that has been fantastic is to build a little white lighting box out of white foam posterboard with one side open for the camera. White plastic film over the top and back allows strong fluorescent daylight bulb lighting to be diffused and no glare. Work great for guns and knives that were hard to photograph before. There was a big string of discussion on this on the knive network forum a couple of months ago. It only costs under $20 and simulates what the professional photographers use. Email me if you'd like a photo.
John

John Vukos
9/3/2005 9:43:26 AM

hi john .. thanks for that info . yes i have been on that knife forum site i spend alot of time there and there is a lot of good info there on photo work .. ron

Ron Nott
9/3/2005 9:02:21 PM

John, I'd love a picture of the light box. You could post it here.
Thanks,Brian

Brian Powley
9/4/2005 9:29:51 AM

Hello Ron, I found these umbrella lights at B & H photography www.bhphotovideo.com . They were only $60.00 each and they come with some really nice tripods lights and 500 watt tungston bulbs. I bought three of them and they have solved all of my lighting problems.

ED DELORGE
9/4/2005 7:06:03 PM

I found that the lighting issue can be greatly improved by using a piece of Black construction paper over the gun being photographed. Too often the light from the flash or lighting reflects white glare off the gun.
By placing Black construction paper or black cloth above and over the item being photographed, the surface reflects the black back to the camera lens instead of white glare.
You have to work with positioning of the camera, lighting and the Black paper to get everything in the right direction to take the photographs. But once you try it out you will see the black paper being reflected off most of the surface and the cuts in your engraving stand out great.
Try it !!!
Tim

Tim Clark
10/10/2005 7:12:13 AM