Casey Jordan

Now that's art! Very impressive!!!!!!

Very nice stamps! Good find and great addition to any tool collection.

Just a quick note to let you know we almost have the 2012 Art of the Cowboy Makers calenders ready. Should be ready for shipping in mid November. They will be $12.50 including shipping in the U.S. & International orders will be $10.00 plus actual shipping costs. We also have Caps & T-Shirts for $20.00 each plus shipping.There are pictures of these on our website and Facebook. http://www.artofthecowboymakers.com/Store.html http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-of-the-Cowboy-Makers/495937530011 If your planning on entering the 2012 contest, Please don't wait! I have sent an email to over 500 makers!!!! We expect to fill a couple categories with the interest we have so far. We have several new makers already entered in Chaps & Leather Carving. Any questions Please ask! Email casey@artofthecowboymakers.com or call me at 602-482-9758

Spinner, I would love to do some engraving for you. It would give me a good excuse to engrave more. Sound interesting to see what you have in mind! I'm right in the middle of a miniature saddle project that will take some time to complete because of my ^$@!@%^$# day job. If your not in a real hurry I would like to discuss this with you and get the ball rolling. Thanks, Casey

I have had a couple unexpected bills come up and need to sell a couple things. Nothing major or tragic, no hard luck story. I have just listed on Ebay a Custom Engraved Barry King 16oz. Maul and a Custom Engraved Swivel Knife. Thought I might just give you a heads up. Links: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Engraved-Barry-King-16oz-Maul-/220878613741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336d642ced#ht_500wt_898 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Engraved-Barry-King-Swivel-Knife-/220878603543?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336d640517#ht_500wt_898 Thanks, Casey

I sent your post to 34 Hat Makers, hope you don't mind!! Casey

Sweet!! Very nice work! The brand sure looks familiar, just can't put my finger on it. Casey

VERY NICE!!!! All pieces are a work of art for sure! Casey

Art, Thanks for the reply! I send Chuck a PM. Adam, Good memory! I missed that the first time I looked. Thanks for responding.

I have been asked to do a very important historical saddle in miniature. The Mexican saddle has silver threaded patterns around the skirts and other parts. This is done like the cactus thread used on many Mexican made items. Can anyone here do this or know someone who can? I would like to find someone who knows how to do this. I think I would rather hire someone to do this that has experience rather than try to do this with no experience. Any help with this would be appreciated! Thanks, Casey

The finger carving on these are very simple and not very detailed. Basically just the outline of a pattern cut with a few decorative cuts added. Thanks Bobby! Casey

Chris, You just might be on to something there. I would like to see what you can do with it! Please post pictures of what you come up with. I think I can get a hand piece for my GraverMax that is a rotary tool. Casey

I have seen them but have never used one. In the right hands you can get some pretty nice items. Thanks for the link. Casey

Bob, Thanks for the complements!! I study others work too, and probably always will. When are you going to do an entire dining room table? Crystal EASY NOW!!! I have ended up doing a lot of things because of questions like that ! I think I would need a bigger backgrounder or try to fill it up with more pattern. Thanks for your complements Crystal.

Awesome!!!

Very nice! I like all of them!

Absolutely Beautiful!!

Chris, That is one really nice vase, I like it!!! I'm not familiar with your equipment but could be fun to see what else you can do with it. Tina, I think you were talking to me... Thank You!!!!!! McJeep, I'm glad you looked, appreciate your comments! Hidepounder You wouldn't want to come over and "TRAIN" it for me...........while I watch???

Thanks Tina!!! The feeling is mutual because your work is awesome too!!!!! Sure would like to see more... tatehunt, Thanks for the complements, I appreciate it. For some reason I like to get as much detail in as I can, sometimes I overdo it a little. I do a lot of miniature work and can't get in all the detail I want, which is a little frustrating at times. Bobby, Thanks for the complements!! Just don't tell anyone how wet the table top was when I loaded it for the show!!!

Diane was my instructor at GRS. She is very good at engraving and is very good at instructing so you can understand what she is teaching. The class was well worth the time and money spent!!!! Hope to see ya in Loveland again this year!

Thanks Martin! I'm trying to find more time to practice. Just need to engrave more to get better.

Chris, I use a GraverMax SC from GRS. It's an air assisted engraving system. As I told MADMAX I would sure suggest the GRS engraving school. You do very nice leather work on bikes and you could add engraving too! I think doing leather work sure helped me out with the engraving, and it will help you too. When I took the school (1 week) I bought all the items I needed before I went home. I had to buy EVERYTHING because I had never engraved before and had absolutely no engraving tools. I bought the GraverMax, microscope, engraver handles, gravers....for a total of $4800.00 in 2007. You could get away without the microscope ($1800.00+) but I felt I would need it for miniature work, and I'm sure happy I bought it. Here's a couple links for their websites.http://www.grstrainingcenter.com/ http://www.grstools.com/ If you (or anyone ) have any other question I can help you with you can PM me.

I would love to have one in your collection! I know you would be able to "Train" it the right way! Of course I would have to personalize it a little for ya! Initials, logo, makers mark???

Welcome to the forum!! My wife was born in Verdun, France. She's not French, she was born when her dad was stationed there in the army. I would like to go visit there someday.

MADMAX, If you do decide to take up engraving I would strongly suggest going to the GRS Engraving school, well worth the money and cuts down the learning curve by years. You do some nice leather work and it really helps with pattern layout and design. Like leather work it will pay for itself.......................someday!!! I'm not there yet. Heligan, Thanks for your comments! I appreciate it! gringobill, I agree with everything you said! I really need to engrave more and keep in practice. Just a week or two and it's like starting over again. I wish I had more time to engrave. I noticed you did the silver on the briefcase you made, do you have a better picture of the silver? Very nice briefcase by the way!!!! Rusty, Thanks for the complements!