WHY HAND-ENGRAVING?

 Toasting flutes and serving pieces for brides

 Bridesmaids gifts

 Groomsman gifts

 Wedding crystal and serving pieces

 Wine bottle engraving for wine merchants, restaurants

Wine for engagement parties, weddings, anniversaries, divorces,

birthdays, promotions, Fridays

 Crystal bowls and glassware for wedding and anniversary gifts

 Crystal trophies and awards for sporting events

 Crystal vases for corporate gifts and appreciations

 China and porcelain for anniversaries, shower gifts

 Golf clubs for golfers.  Country club events and tournaments

 Cremation urns for funeral homes and pet cemeteries

Bracelets, rings, other jewelry for stores and individuals

 Fragrance bottles for department stores and individuals

 Western belt buckles, spurs, tack

 Knives and guns at sports superstores, hunters, collectors

 Guns of all types, on metal and wood portions for police departments,

collectors, hunters

  Silver trays, religious ornamental objects for churches

Christmas ornaments

Wide wedding bands

Metal writing instruments

Jewelry boxes with wood and glass

Dishes for church members to identify their covered dishes for suppers

Stethoscopes and other expensive medical instruments of all kinds

Police handcuffs, clips, baton, flashlights, and other gear

 Infant gifts

The questions often arises from people, usually early in the thought process about taking this Seminar, “What is so different about hand-engraving and the engraving the stores do?  Why would anyone come to me for this kind of personalization?”

Here’s the reason.  There are mainly two kinds of engraving machines in stores.  One is the old style where little blocks of letters, in the customer’s choice of fonts, are lined up in a holder.  Each letter block has the letter cut deeply into the surface.  The operator then traces the letter with a stylus and a corresponding stylus transfers the letters to the surface of the bracelet, plaque, ring, or whatever.

The other, newer generation of engraving machines involve a computer-operated device that is programmed to etch the lettering into the object.  But....the object must be able to fit the holding device attached to the computer.  Most of the items below will not fit in either kind of engraving machine the stores have.  That’s why we Engravers get a lot of our business from jewelry stores, kiosks in the malls, and even the stores in the malls who actively promote the engraving of items in their store.  Go make friends with the engraving places....they’re a rich source of revenue for you!

Below is a very short list of what comes to my door....and can come to yours too.

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