Commissioning a family crest
Most commission enquiries begin the same way: someone has an image of a crest, usually a scan of something printed, and would like it engraved. What…
Journal
Three pillars — materials and process, the workshop itself, and field notes from commissioned work. Written when there is something worth writing down.
A tour of the bench
The workshop is one room. That is not modesty — it is a constraint we chose, because a shop small enough to cross in four steps…
Why brass, and not stainless
Stainless steel is the obvious choice for a workshop object. It is harder, cheaper to finish, and it will look on the day you sell it…