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Master Engraver Barry Lee  Hands
 



2009 Art Knife Invitational Steve Hoel
The Art Knife Invitational is regarded as the most prestigious knife show in the United States. I was very fortunate to have two knives in the 2009 catalogue. Here is the catalogue description for the Steve Hoel. The Classic Coke Bottle Model Featuring the all new “Gilded Pearl Technique” using 24k Gold inlaid into the exhibition grade white pearl by Master Engraver Barry Lee Hands. Barry is the inventor of this new method and this is the first folding knife ever engraved with this technique, as well as the first collaboration by Steve and Barry. The abundant ornamentation of the 24k Gold inlaid engraving complements Steve’s timeless design and features Arabesque leaves with slender stems originating in the frame of 416 stainless, flowing gently forward from the rear bolster through the pearl with pure gold leaves, and back into the stainless, culminating in a dramatic flourish of 24k Gold leaves at the front bolster, all surrounded by a generous 24k border. The blade of ATS 34 has been precisely heat treated to 60 Rockwell

Engraving by Barry Lee  Hands
7191 E. Carey Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89156
         www.barryleehands.com

Barry Lee Hands offers the finest engraving, engraving consulting, writing and photography to his clients in the world of Fine Firearm and Knife collecting.
Mr Hands has been a professional Engraver since he was apprenticed at the age
of seventeen years.
Barry Lee Hands has worked and studied with engravers such as Ken Hunt, Ron Smith and Winston Churchill.
His clients and collaborators have included Steve Hoel, S.R. Johnson, David Trevallion, Jerry Fisher, Gary Goudy, Lee Helgeland, Craig Boddington, The Winchester Custom Shop, The Colt Custom shop, C. Sharps Arms Co., Dakota Arms co., and John Rigby and Co.
Mr Hands holds Certified Master status in the Firearms Engravers Guild of America, and regular membership in the American Custom Gunmakers Guild and is an associate member of the Knifemakers Guild..
Barry Lee Hands has served as an Engraving Instructor for GRS/Glendo, the Colorado Gunsmithing Academy , and The Ithaca Gun Company.
Mr Hands is a well known authority on the Art and History of engraving, writing articles for such prestigious publications as The Double Gun Journal, Shooting Sportsman , Blade, Gunmaker and Engraver.
Barry Lee Hands is known for his thorough and meticulous layout and design, combining time honored engraving techniques with his own innovative style. Among his original contributions to the Art are his “Gilded Pearl” Technique, his “Burnished Blade” and “Burnished Gold” Techniques.
Recognized as working at the Master level of accomplishment, he is world renowned and in great demand.

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