Laser Engraving

[DAYTON DAVE 3]

I’d like to have some engraving done on my Cattleman and don’t wanna wait a year to get it back.  I was thinking about Laser Engraving and was interested in your input on this.  Has anyone had laser engraving done.  How does it hold up on wear, is it worth it, turn around time and who do you recommend. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated. 
   Thanks to all,

       Dayton Dave

[John Boy 786]

give her a call, the real engraving ... http://www.cherrys.com/samanthacherry.htm

 

[Cliff Hanger #3720LR 648]

I prefer real hammer and chisle engraving.

It is never perfect and looks hand done by an artist.

I like that look.

Laser engraving on wood looks fine but you know it was laser engraved because the art work is perfect and not hand done.

 

You have to decide what you want and the look.

[Abilene, SASS # 27489 977]

Laser engraving has come a long way in recent years, some being hand-chased, and some looking quite nice (for the price).  But, isn't that something that only the factories can do?  I'm talking about swirls and such on the frame, barrel, etc.  I was not aware that folks like Taz could do guns like that.

[Cliff Hanger #3720LR 648]

Here is a man who is a cas competitor and is also a master engraver.

Here is his web page showing cowboy guns he has personally done.

Alias Ed Westerly (Bruce Gleason)

http://www.brucegleasonengraver.com/

[Abilene, SASS # 27489 977]

If time is the issue, maybe make an appointment with an engraver so you don't send it until they are ready for it?

[Sedalia Dave 10,688]

Not a laser engraver but Contact Jim Downing. Unfortunately I can't remember his alias but he is a SASS shooter and a world class engraver, 

 

https://thegunengraver.com/ 

 

His work is very reasonably priced.

 

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Pricing: Most people who know my work just hand me a gun with a vague idea of the price range they have in mind and I take it from there, creating an engraving around the shape of the gun and the price range. Others give me a photo of a classic style from my web site or Facebook and I work from that. Either way is fine. The price depends not on the material I cut, whether brass, stainless steel, blue steel, etc… but on the style, coverage, detail, and background. Gunsmithing, bluing and shipping is on top of that

The Process is….After speaking with you I would write a detailed order form and take a deposit of $100 per gun to add your order to my queue. I do not want the gun till I am ready to engrave it. It might be a year till I reach your name on my list. I would have you ship the gun then and  usually just a few weeks is all I need for the actual engraving . Knives and other small jobs might take only a couple of weeks. Once we have spoken about the job I can give you a firm price and time frame. 

 

Edited November 15 by Sedalia Dave

[Happy Jack, SASS #20451 448]

Aspen Filly in CO does some VERY nice laser engraving.  You see a lot of her work in the West. Quick turnaround times and reasonable cost.

[Lodan B. Fast 44]

Aspen Filly does real hand engraving. And great work 

[levi littleton 175]

If they are your guns get them engraved by someone.

 

If you are looking for inexpensive engraving buy  a laser engraved gun from Uberti or Pietta.  It is pretty nice for the price.   But no one will mistake one for the other

 

hand engraving

 

laser engraving    

Edited Sunday at 05:46 AM by levi littleton

[Silver Sam, SASS #34718L 483]

I have guns hand engraved by Aspen Filly, Larry Hopewell, D.W. Harris and Jim Downing....

All of them are absolutely Beautiful !!

 

I recently had one of my Miroku Winchester's Laser Engraved.... It looks Really Nice.

BUT sitting side by side with the others.......... It looks like a Ford Pinto sitting in a group of Ferrari's 

[levi littleton 175]

This is hand chased laser engraving.  Uberti and Pietta offers it on occasion.   It is a nice combo  I think.   But not offered on a customer's gun.   Any  number of actual engravers can get it done in months not years.  But cost is gonna be many times what your Uberti is worth.   Cheaper by far and immediate to just buy a hand chased laser engraved gun.

 

Edited Sunday at 06:06 AM by levi littleton

[levi littleton 175]

The Uberti hand chased, laser engraved "Dalton" from their Outlaw series.  It is tempting.  Retail is $1100.

 

[Pee Wee #15785 59]

Sam Cherry give her a call, the real engraving ... http://www.cherrys.com/samanthacherry.htm.

 

Here is some of her work..  Sorry you have to down load to see.  This is my main match guns.  1851 Colt 2nd gen guns engraved by Sam Cherry.  If she isn't backed up she will do a good job and get the gun back to you quick.  Her family owns Cherry's Guns.  Refinish is by Turnbull-Nickel, Case Hardening, and Blueing.

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 02:00 AM by Pee Wee #15785

[Abilene, SASS # 27489 977]

Pee Wee, what is a .HEIC file?  My Windows 7 laptop can't doesn't have a program that will open it

 

[Pee Wee #15785 59]

It is a Mac program I think as I use a Mac.

Edited Monday at 12:41 AM by Pee Wee #15785

[Doc Coles SASS 1188 238]

I much prefer hand engraving.  Using a laser to try to duplicate hand engraving patterns looks odd.  But, in the 19th century there were some guns that were etched. Since lasers leave a finish much like etching, I would love to see someone duplicate original etching patters with a laser.  

[Sedalia Dave 10,688]

1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

Pee Wee, what is a .HEIC file?  My Windows 7 laptop can't doesn't have a program that will open it

 

 

It is something Apple came up with about 2014. Like .jpg it is a compression algorithm to reduce the physical size of digital photos. It is actually better than .jpg however outside of Apple products it is not used.

[Pee Wee #15785 59]

another picture, blow up the area around the barrel wedge and see the cat

 

Edited Monday at 02:13 AM by Pee Wee #15785

[Pee Wee #15785 59]

[Pee Wee #15785 59]

"To Warren E. Young on out 10th Anniversary-Love Judy"

 

 

 

[watab kid 796]

im going to say this out loud after thinking on it for a very long time - when i started this game i was a pretty plain sort , i like good lines and fine mechanics , ive never been a glitzy sort , always went plain utility grade tool for the job , much as i imagined the westerners did - spending frugally but with some consideration to quality as their finances allowed , 

that said i now own two lazer engraved EMFs that i would never have looked at before - i like em and will shoot them dont care about the bling at all - liked the revolvers , but these are not the next step you are discussing here obviously , 

 

im needing a real hand tool engraved revolver ...i think