Recommendations for engraving?

I need to send some knives out for engraving and wonder who some of you gentlemen have used in the past and would highly recommend?

Here's some nice engraving on silver by Skaggs.

Beautiful engraving! I'm not sure if Skaggs is taking any knives for engraving anymore......Does anybody know?

Sure he is...

Do you know what the turnaround time is? I have seen where many engravers are not taking any new work in for the rest of the 2015 calendar year?

How can Mr. Skaggs be contacted? I have a TC Special and a Mission Memorial that I would be interested in having him engrave. Thanks, Jerry

Time to have my Grigg folder engraved and scrimshawed as well.

This is the latest contact information I have for Ron Skaggs

11133 Oak Pointe Trail, Fort Wayne IN. 46845. Phone no. 260 483 7325
engraver2@msn.com

Peter

Thank you Peter. I'll shoot him a message.

Thank you Mr. Kaufman. Jerry

I guess the email is no longer in service.

Tattoo Bill,
Email me please.
Thanks, Capt. Chris

Here's one suggestion:

Paul Markow
Huntsville, AL.
(256) 513-9790 > paul.markow@gmail.com

I posted a sample of Paul's work in the Model 28 Knife of the Week thread, towards the bottom. I'm starting to see Paul's work on some custom knife forums.

Another forum member I believe had Paul do some work for him shortly after this was posted. I cannot remember who or what model knife, but it seems like I remember them being pleased with the results. A search of the forum posts might turn that thread up for you.

Just below my posts, Jim Gates posted a pic of a 28 that David Perdue did for him. Very very nice !!

Check them out, a couple more options for you..

Paul Markow did this for me. It took him like 2 or 3 days to do it. I think it was like a week's turnaround. Maybe he wasn't too busy then or maybe that's just how fast he works, I'm not sure.

I'm very happy with it. I'll use him again if I ever have anything else done.

Paul Markow is very good, and take about 4 to 6 month to send back the job done, I will add some pictures of a couple that he engraved for me two months ago...

An this is the Combat Companion engraved, sorry for the phone pictures...

Paul's wife Raluca does scrimshaw work also. You could kill 2 birds with one stone. You can see some of her work on FB.

Plus, both she and Paul will probably work the Florida Knifemakers Show later this year in Lakeland. That's where I met them both.

Thanks Michael, Do you know their facebook accounts? I'll be at the show anyhow.

Dang. I wish I'd known that. Trying to find someone to scrimshaw was impossible for me.

I'll have to get some ivory and get it to her.

I just got a quote from someone to engrave the hilt and butt cap on this one for $1050.00!

Can somebody pass me my nitro pills?

Ouuuuuch......

I did make contact with Paul Markow and he said that he wasn't taking in any Randall's for engraving, and focusing on high end custom knives at this time.

Focusing on high end custom knives? I consider that a kick in the nads. As far as I'm concerned my Randall's are high end custom knives.

That's what I said! I guess they (engravers) don't like the fact that they can't turn the knives easily to engrave the butt caps.....

Exactly what I was thinking. Randall's must be the new poor boys custom knife. (that's Bull Shxx) very surprising that someone that obviously does nice work would turn down work on Randall knives. I bet this will cost him a load of business in the future.

Exactly Max....he sorta kinda pooped in his chili. We'll take our Randall's and go play somewhere else.

lol