There was a large staff of workers here when I came and they were very helpful in my learning. My main teacher was Cap Dow who had been working here since the mid-thirties. He was very patient with me and laid out just how I had to do the work. Robert Lapham, Roger Rowell, ...
even these larger images show great detail. This is especially helpful for a restorer if a piece comes in and an area must be reworked or a part reproduced. There are a few criticisms I must mention. First, all the catalog pages were scanned as produced in a vertical format. Normally, ...
You have used it to scrub your grimiest pots and pans in the kitchen; now it's time to bring Scotch-Brite into your studio. Ask for the catalog: 3M Products for Bench Area Operations.Whenever using metal finishing products, be sure to wear a respirator and safety glasses or goggles and...
Above: As with every PUK I've owned, PUK 5.1 also sits to the right of my main bench. I set up ventilating behind the welding area to capture all metal fumes. Venting or using the optional smoke absorber is a necessity, as with all other forms of welding and soldering which produce ...
It was a given that he was the finest silversmith in the metro-Chicago area for over five decades, but he was much too modest in his self-worth. I can't recount the number of our conversations ending: "have you upped your hourly rate yet?" "Weeeeeeel, not really," he would say ...