

Dragonfly: Part 2. Setup
Now that the patterns are made and loaded into the Brocade Engine the real work begins. A little bit on brocade engines as they are a...


Dragonfly: Part 1. In the Beginning...
Yes, it has been too long since the last blog entry! I thank Doug, the instigator of this, and the next several blogs, for the impetus...


Dual Pattern Guilloche'
Was able to spend some time in the shop playing around and having some fun yesterday. I made this up as I went so it isn't perfect, but...


Large and Deep Guilloche' Engraved Argentium Silver
Argentium is a special type of sterling silver with more silver content (93%), less copper content, and 1/2% Germanium. Germanium is a...


Going Worldwide!
Hello Everyone! We were recently interviewed and aired by KCBX, our local central coast public radio station. They are affiliated with...


Double Trouble!
Thought some of you might be interested in seeing a design using double patterns on the brocade engine. Its pretty fun stuff that can...

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Much of the work is completed on antique equipment with some of our older tools, such as a Holtzapffel ornamental lathe, being from the earl