Engraved Zippo

[jalbert]

Maybe not so much an other thing I "made" as opposed to an other thing I "embellished," but in my current state of not having a penmaking workshop, I've been working on my engraving. I thought it would be fun to try a Zippo lighter, so I ordered one off Amazon and designed some scroll motifs to engrave on each side, and came up with a more respective scroll border for the edges.

 

[KMCloonan]

Beautiful craftsmanship! Very nice.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Very nice. I wish you were closer. I'm looking for a good engraver for my pens. I don't need one very often but when I do it's hard to find someone.

 

[bsshog40]

Very nice! What are you engraving with?

 

[Alan Morrison]

You have turned the mundane into a work of art, John.

 

[MRDucks2]

Nice work, John. You may be too young to remember but at one time, someone pulling out a nicely engraved Zippo was not only a treat, but more common than today.

 

[sorcerertd]

From seeing your pens, I'd say you don't need to work too hard on your engraving, but I'm still glad to see your work. This is quite beautiful.

 

[jalbert]

Very nice! What are you engraving with?

Pneumatic handpiece and a stereo microscope

 

[jalbert]

Nice work, John. You may be too young to remember but at one time, someone pulling out a nicely engraved Zippo was not only a treat, but more common than today.

I did not know many people that owned zippos when I was younger, however I always loved looking at the zippo display in my hometown drug store / soda fountain when I was a kid. I somehow convinced my grandma to buy me one once

 

[Paul in OKC]

Very nice. That's something I've wanted to try, just not sure if I am patient enough!

 

[egnald]

I never stop kicking myself for not going to the Zippo Family Store and Museum in Bradford, PA when I had the chance. I used to travel on business to Bradford a few times a year in the 1990's. In 1987 Vishay bought the electronics division of Corning Glass Works in Bradford, a manufacturer of glass rods, precision military and film resistors. - Dave

 

[Joebobber]

Would you want to do a gun reciever for me? I have a collection of great depression era rifles and 1 is a model 12 that i have an engraved peerless grade barrel for and would love a reciever to go with it, or 1 of my model 34s or 33s, or 24s, or model 8 even. Id obviously pay you.

 

[jalbert]

Would you want to do a gun reciever for me? I have a collection of great depression era rifles and 1 is a model 12 that i have an engraved peerless grade barrel for and would love a reciever to go with it, or 1 of my model 34s or 33s, or 24s, or model 8 even. Id obviously pay you.

I appreciate the thought , but I am nowhere near the skill level with tool control or design to cut into a gun