Apr
24
24
Do You Have a Large Amount of Text to Engrave?
April 24th, 2014 by Andre Nehme
You would be surprised at how often we receive orders with large amounts of text. When we first started engraving, it seemed that people would request us to engrave a name & date, perhaps a line saying Congratulations or Happy Birthday. However now the trend is definitely towards longer texts. In part this is probably due to technology, with computer generated images, lasers and better stencil materials, engravers are able to accommodate these type of requests quite easily.
So h [...]Read More
Mar
16
16
What is the difference between crystal and glass?
March 16th, 2014 by Andre Nehme
Glass and Crystal are two of the primary materials used in the engraving industry. Awards, Vases, Bowls, Nameplates, Paperweights and many more gift items all are available in either glass or crystal and can be engraved to create custom engraved personalized gifts.
Glass has been around for millions of years. Glass is actually a natural occurring product formed when silica rich sand is heated to high temperatures then quickly cooled. Three of the most common natural forms of glass [...]Read More
Feb
26
26
Engraved 3 Liter Bottle of Wine – One of My Favorites
February 26th, 2014 by Andre Nehme
I was looking through some pictures this morning and ran across a picture of a wine bottle we did a few years back. This wine bottle was produced for a local organization to raffle off for a fundraiser.
Although it is hard to tell from the picture I remember that this was a 3 liter bottle of wine and the engraving wrapped completely around the bottle. The amount of detail that went into this project was quite amazing.
First the artwork was designed, then it was deep engraved into the w [...]Read More