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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: DANA HOLMAN on December 14, 2009, 02:19:00 PM
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Hey guys
I need some advise on how to put a RFR in the middle of a dimond in the handle. i have never done silver inlay work and need to get these knives done by jan 9th, if there is other anyway to do please let me know
thanks
dana
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Burn it with hot steel or make a template and torch it? Mayeb do some kind of emblem or lettering under the finish?
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make a brand with a coat hanger. or carve it,
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thanks guys
i spent about 1 1/2 hr. last night trying to make a stamp out of a piece of brass (because it was softer) then i realized i had make backwards, may try the coat hanger
dana
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Maybe not what you are looking for, but what is you bought an inlay (designed for a muzzleloading rifle), an oval shaped piece of metal. Have it engraved by a trophy shop. Then enlay that, it's easier than getting set up to inlay wire. Just a thought. Dan
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Thanks Dan
thats a good thought
dana
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Or maybe have the blade laser etched. or the handle engraved like dan said.
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you could also do it with an exacto to cut the edges of the letters into the knife wood... then take a dremel cutting ball tool and work the material out inside the letter edge cuts you made.
Sand if you like after- or you could make the inside like a flint knapped head with little scoop cuts. Just sand everything afterward to make it have no sharp edges.
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one phrase Etch-o-Matic. Look for some on fleabay!.