#107833 - 02/01/13 12:08 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Sweet looking knives and cool looking trunk!
How old is that trunk?
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#107834 - 02/01/13 12:23 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Ben
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#107835 - 02/01/13 12:48 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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#107836 - 02/01/13 01:16 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Nice set tune!
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#107837 - 02/01/13 01:28 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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That set is truly magnificent!
Doug
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#107840 - 02/01/13 02:35 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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I have a set (4) of elephant handled big bowies with pure silver hilt and butt. I sent them to J.R French in Texas. He is well known for engraving high end Colt SAA's. He was very professional and did a great job.
Dan
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#107841 - 02/01/13 03:33 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Dan:
Have any pictures?
Doug
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#107842 - 02/01/13 04:00 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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They are buried in a safe. I don't think I have any pics, but I'll check.
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#107851 - 02/01/13 07:27 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Dan, until we see pics, it's all just talk.
Kidding, but I'd love to see them as well.
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#107857 - 02/01/13 07:54 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Kind of like that Notre Dame guy.... e-mail and phone calls..... Sorry, I apologize in advance for that one!!!
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#107858 - 02/01/13 08:00 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Doug you couldn't go wrong with Ron Skaggs, I don't know what his wait time is these days though. Peter
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#107938 - 02/04/13 11:21 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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For you Sir !
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#107942 - 02/04/13 06:19 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Guido:
Stunning.
Italian engraver or on my side of the pond?
Doug
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#107947 - 02/05/13 01:10 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Doug; that's Ron!...Ron Skaggs Italian engravers are Master of but a other kind of taste... Skaggs & Pardue are the very Best for Randall embellishement; my taste of corse!
Guido
Edited by Guido_Bitossi (02/05/13 01:14 AM)
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#107960 - 02/05/13 11:56 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Here DP 140 by David Pardue
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#107961 - 02/05/13 11:58 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Here an example of Italian engraving; hope you like it!
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#107967 - 02/05/13 02:05 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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#107969 - 02/05/13 02:26 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Here is another Skaggs engraving on a 12-9 FWI Firebowl handle.
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#107977 - 02/05/13 03:50 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Super stuff around Guys...
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#108012 - 02/06/13 08:49 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Thanks again gents. Fabulous examples.
Anybody have Mr. Skaggs contact info? Having a bit of difficulty with Google with regards to him.
Doug
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#108016 - 02/06/13 09:42 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Doug Last I contacted him it was this information
Ron Skaggs 11133 Oak Pointe Trail Fort Wayne, IN. 46845 RONALD SKAGGS <engraver2@msn.com>
Peter
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#108017 - 02/06/13 09:47 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Peter:
Thanks.
Indiana guy like me. Very good.
doug
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#108022 - 02/06/13 04:45 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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My Model #2 shows Ron Skaggs engraving on pure silver (from Doug Cream, "Silverknife").
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#108050 - 02/08/13 09:13 AM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Wow!
Looks like the people in the know are very happy with Skaggs.
My thanks to those who have helped with this decision. You have to love this forum. Very helpful.
Doug
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#112751 - 08/16/13 02:53 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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I just ran across this thread and thought I would add a couple photos of my Skaggs engraved #12-8. Of course, it has a yellow micarta handle!
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#172227 - 06/20/18 10:09 PM
Re: Engraver Recommendations. Help please.
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Just dropped in
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