Laser Engraving Question

[rfreeouf]

I'm not sure if this goes in this part of the forum or not?

Can you have a pen laser engraved before after you apply the finish to your pen? IE... CA, Lacquer and etc... Or should you get the barrels engrave first and then apply the finish?

 

[JimGo]

Very frequent question. Generally, engrave once it is complete (i.e., finish has been applied, cured, etc.)

 

[gerryr]

I took some pens to my engraver and noticed a tiny ding in the finish so I told him to engrave over it. He forgot and I had to refinish the upper barrel after it was engraved. It was not fun, very time consuming in comparison.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Either way is fine in my experience.

 

[Fangar]

In my expereice (At least with Kallenshaan) he asks that the pen be finish prior to engraving. In past conversation he mentioned that the engraving process often throughs a small amount of contaminant onto the pen barrels. If finished, it wipes right off of the blank. If not, it might set into the grain of the wood.

Cheers,

Fangar