You have worked on so many nice watches, collector firearms, family keepsakes, and other projects that are very meaningful to the client. What is the most stressful part of a project like that? Strangely, the only truly stressful part of any project is when the piece leaves me and is then committed to the care of a courier company! Personally, I have been lucky in this department, but ‘losses’ in shipping seem to increase, especially around the Christmas holidays to the point where I will not ship a piece during December. A silver locket I engraved for my mother was certainly the most meaningful to me. She loved it and like all Mums, she proudly shows it to everyone . . . usually more than once! You have worked on so many amazing projects, is there a project that you have in mind that you have not been able to do yet? A piece for myself . . .specifically a watch. Every time I can see a little space in my diary, where I can start a piece, more work arrives. One day though . . . oh yes! Of all the styles of engraving you do what is your favorite? (sculpting, inlay, lettering, bulino, etc.) From a design point of view, Victorian ornament is definitely my favourite. I find it hugely enjoyable and very relaxing. Sculpting is certainly a style that I would like to use more frequently in the future.
Where do you see the future of hand engraving?
Despite other forms of faster and cheaper ‘machine’ engraving, I feel there will always be connoisseurs of fine quality, hand-crafted items. In the same way that Rolls Royce and Bentleys are still desired by those who appreciate true quality, as opposed to yet another mass- produced but functional vehicle.
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