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.


Rex Pedersen
2/2/2009 2:35:15 PM