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10-14-2013, 10:03 AM
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Scott,
The work that Francine does is detailed in David Boye's book Step-By-Step Knifemaking: You Can Do It! I check it out of my local library once and I think there is a whole chapter on etching. If I remember correctly she does this all free hand with wax and acid. It is truly an art.
Dan
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10-14-2013, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Hi Dan, thanks for the lead on the book, I will have to check it out!
-Scott
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10-15-2013, 11:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shi_Fu_Elusive
Hi Ray,
Appreciate the feedback! Been using your search to catch up with all threads on acid/electro etching.
Since the effort to make versus buying an etcher is the same I will most likely buy.
For the stencil, similar to the DIY electro etcher, I was curious to see what investment is needed to make my own stencils for a themed knife blade. (URL for alligator knife attached below) I saw a vid on a light box that is used to creat stencils on a 8x12 plastic sheet, but there doesn't seem to be many vids on how to build one. :\ Do you know of any stencil light box tutorials? Or, as a newbie, am I going about this the wrong way?
http://www.francineetchedknives.com/...roducts_id=235
Thank you Ray!
-Scott
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My $0.02 - Yes you can build a light box. Yes, you can buy all the developers, stencil materials and so forth to make your own stencils. Ditto with an etching machine. I went that route.
I found that making the stencils was not only a PTA, but the quality was not great. Add to that the fact that my homemade etching machine did not seem to work as well as advertised, I finally got to the point that it was time to make a change.
I found a used Electro-Etcher (actually I think it was on this forum) and purchased some stencils from Ernie. Problem solved. In short, the time and materials expended in trying to do it myself was a total waste. All that stuff literally went into the trash.
If I had it to do again, I would let the experts do the experimenting and go with Ernie and a manufactured etcher from the get-go.
Last edited by rscoffey; 10-15-2013 at 11:57 AM.
Reason: punctuation
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10-15-2013, 12:13 PM
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I ordered mine from Ernie on the weekend. $56 for a sheet (in my case 20 small stencils). Postage paid. Very nice guy, he even did the final artwork for my approval based on a simple graphic I had put together.
BTW...I told him that "Ray sent me." -- He thanked Mr. Rogers.
However a landscape piece with an alligator this is not. It is a simple maker's mark. Are you trying to achieve a mark or a complex etch image?
Dan
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10-15-2013, 12:17 PM
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I agree with Mr Coffey, cheaper and easier to just go with commercial units when it comes to the etcher. But, if you really, really want to make your own stencils then I can show you how to build a simple light box that works as well as a commercial unit. From our time in the Chat Room on Sunday I know that Scott wants to do things with an etcher that wouldn't be possible any other way so this would get you started:
http://www.rayrogers.com/exposure_unit.htm
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