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METAL ENGRAVING

Mar 6
3 min

LEARN THE LAYOUT PROCESS FOR A LONG, HAND-ENGRAVED MESSAGE WITH A DENTAL DRILL ON A VASE.

A long-time repeat customer brought a vase to be engraved for a new grandson. The long message on the piece traces the lineage of the ba...

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Ken Brown

Mar 5
1 min

IF YOU'RE ENGRAVING AND NOT WORKING THE COUNTRY CLUBS, YOU'RE MISSING ENGRAVING'S EASIES

Here's a new BrownLines™ to give you some ideas of my rich and ongoing experiences at country clubs in my area. They are everywhere. Eve...

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Ken Brown

Oct 2, 2019
1 min

A RETIRED ENGINEER IS NOW GEARING UP FOR A NEW INCOME STREAM WITH HAND-ENGRAVING.

Nam Nguyen is a resident of Austin, TX, and has had a passion for Calligraphy for several years. His Calligraphy had been with pen and i...

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Ken Brown

Sep 16, 2019
1 min

'TIS THE SEASON. MY FREE ENGRAVING EVENTS IN STORES...AND STUDENTS LEARNING HOW THE TECHNIQUE A

Every year about this time it begins the 'burning-the-candle-at-both-ends' routine almost every day. Between teaching engraving classes ...

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Ken Brown

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

NIGERIAN WOMAN ENHANCES HER GIFT BASKET BUSINESS WITH ENGRAVED BOTTLES OF WINE AND CHAMPAGNE. SHE L

Ethel operates a gift basket business and lives in Lagos, Nigeria. She began her online studies with me in March of this year. Her progre...

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Ken Brown

Aug 14, 2019
1 min

THE 'MOONGIRL' LEFT WITH A BIGGER SMILE WHEN SHE GOT THE SmileStone™ AT MY FRAGRANCE ENGRAV

Some time back at my Nordstorm fragrance engraving event, this young lady came by and asked me for a SmileStone™. Made her almost as happ...

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Ken Brown

Aug 1, 2019
2 min

"THE HARDER I WORK, THE LUCKIER I GET!"

A few directions how a few simple strokes of luck are in your reach! Many years ago in Irving, TX, Gail frequented a small dress shop in ...

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Ken Brown

Jul 26, 2019
2 min

"I HAVE A QUESTION: HOW DID YOU ENGRAVE THE HEBREW?"

MONKEY SEE. MONKEY DO. Well, there was a bit more to it than that, although, I did just look at the shape of the character and then try ...

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Ken Brown

Jul 26, 2019
2 min

THANKS AND WELCOME. THIS TIME MAYBE I NAILED IT!

For years, photos and inspirations would nudge me to publish a blog featuring an interesting project and how I did it. For all those year...

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Ken Brown

Jul 8, 2019
2 min

TV PROMOTION BY DAY. MOONLIGHTING CALLIGRAPHY, BY NIGHT, MY PATH TO SUCCESS WITH PENS & BRUSHES

At ten years in, I had done a number of brush-lettering jobs after my introduction to steel lettering pens at Oklahoma State University i...

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Ken Brown

Mar 28, 2019
2 min

OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING UNANSWERED FOR ON-SITE ENGRAVING EVENTS!

Several times each month I get a phone call from wine and liquor stores, or their representatives, asking me to come to a special event t...

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Ken Brown

Jan 20, 2019
3 min

YA GOTTA HAVE HEART. MILES AND MILES AND MILES OF HEART. AND GUTS.

This thick, glass heart must have weighed ten pounds. It was designed to hang on a large metal hook attached to a 20" rod on a base so i...

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Ken Brown

Jan 19, 2019
2 min

GOT YOUR GOOSE? A BIT OF COLOR IN THE FROSTED GLASS AND YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED!

Quite a rare occurrence at my in-store events when frosted bottles come along for engraving. So often, I forget to remind the person addi...

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Ken Brown

Jan 5, 2019
2 min

LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB: GOLF. PARTIES. WINE. TROPHIES ON A KNIGHTHOOD THEME AND A BIG BUDGET. A GREAT HA

From the beginning of my engraving venture, I hustled a bunch of country clubs. I sent each of 20 golf pros, a brand new personalized 5 ...

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Ken Brown

Dec 27, 2018
3 min

YOUR CALLIGRAPHY & ENGRAVING SHOULD HAVE YOUR BRAND!

Just over 50 years ago, in May of 1968, I dabbled with a Calligraphy pen and lettered ken brown in about 5 minutes or less on a piece of ...

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Ken Brown

Aug 16, 2018
2 min

POCKETED SOME CASH WHILE BOTH HANDS WERE MOVING. YOU CAN TOO.

Quite often timepieces are brought to us engravers for personalization. Some go into a pocket. Some go around the neck. Some are worn o...

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Ken Brown

Oct 8, 2017
2 min

NO PHOENIX ROSE FROM THESE ASHES. RUSSELL WENT TO ST. LOUIS IN A TINY TOYOTA.

At first glance, it would be fairly obvious, this is what it is; a cremation urn with the ashes of some dearly departed. But without a n...

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Ken Brown

Sep 24, 2017
3 min

NOT QUITE EXACT COPIES, BUT CLOSE. HOW I DID IT AND WHAT I GOT FOR IT.

Gifts for a tidy group of 9 companies who pitched in a pile of money for a good cause. I had a short timeline, but a good budget on these...

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Ken Brown

Sep 16, 2017
5 min

AT $1600. PER PLATE, IT WAS AN INTIMATE GROUP OF 15. IN ADDITION TO DESSERT, EACH GOT PERSONALIZED

Those there were by the restaurant's phone invitation to the special dinner. Each knew only that it was something unique and they were al...

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Ken Brown

Sep 11, 2017
2 min

METAL IS OFTEN A CRAP SHOOT. EVEN THE ANGELS KNOW THAT!

Every so often, oh about every other job!, I swear off metal. I decide that's it. No more. I'll just be a no-metal man! But then I ca...

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