Garrett-Jax In reply to SkyfireDragon [2017-11-11 22:24:07 +0000 UTC]

You're more than welcome, thanks for the faves hmmmm knifemaker and braider too.......cool

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SkyfireDragon In reply to Garrett-Jax [2017-11-13 16:47:36 +0000 UTC]

 I try my hand at a few different skills.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to Suraku-The-Fox [2013-05-11 04:36:05 +0000 UTC]

That it has, I've moved to Louisiana and am living on a houseboat. How have you been doing, making a lot of bows?

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Suraku-The-Fox In reply to Garrett-Jax [2013-05-12 03:45:01 +0000 UTC]

had a few, but for the most part, need some more materials.... i am out for now.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to ipneto [2012-06-19 22:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Likewise you do nice work

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ipneto In reply to Garrett-Jax [2012-06-30 13:33:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Hopefully it will get better.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to ImaginedGlass [2012-06-09 18:11:26 +0000 UTC]

Yes I do everything myself, and no I've never etched them other than when I do Damascus, then you etch to bring up the contrast. Been thinking of doing some design etching lately though. Was interested in it way back when I started but just never 'got to it'

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ImaginedGlass In reply to Garrett-Jax [2012-06-09 18:21:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I know all about having ideas to do and never getting to them. I have papers and scrap papers all over that can go in that pile.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to ImaginedGlass [2012-06-10 05:39:23 +0000 UTC]

hee hee, yep and every now and then I'll use the idea I put on one of those 'scrap' papers years ago or it may make something 'fall' into place that I didn't understand at the time.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to ImaginedGlass [2012-06-09 04:28:20 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure, you do nice work, are you hand cutting your stencils? Or some sort of plotter/computer cutter? And next question is what do you use for stencil material?

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ImaginedGlass In reply to Garrett-Jax [2012-06-09 12:26:37 +0000 UTC]

The coasters, paperweights, and building ones are all done by translating the artwork into a design for the vinyl cutter. Ones like the aircraft carrier and other larger ones that I've done before are hand cut by making the drawing then using that to cut over a vinyl.

The plotter vinyl is a stencil type which peels off easily after finishing. It's pretty thin, but it seems to hold fine for the deep cuts. For heavier carving I've used Hartco masking. When I worked for one company, they used two grades of 3" masking tape and overlapped it by 1/8" and then transferred the drawing on tracing paper and hand cut it.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to ImaginedGlass [2012-06-10 05:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info, figured it had to be a plotter for some of the stuff. . .also gives me a few ideas, thanks again, there's really some great stuff in your gallery

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ImaginedGlass In reply to Garrett-Jax [2012-06-10 14:40:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Anything else you have questions about, you can always ask.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to Ninja-RoninMunks [2012-05-29 15:05:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again, I'm glad you like them, I'll be putting more pics up as I find them and I've arranged to get a hold of some of my old works to take pics they will be going up too.

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Ninja-RoninMunks In reply to Garrett-Jax [2012-05-29 15:15:41 +0000 UTC]

sweet, cant wait for 'em

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Garrett-Jax In reply to carvenaked [2012-05-22 03:18:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks, they work good too

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Garrett-Jax In reply to nikkimagnusson [2012-06-26 23:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the good wishes, sorry I missed them initially, Best wishes to you as well.

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Garrett-Jax In reply to StrongBear [2012-05-18 09:33:10 +0000 UTC]

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