This is some more photo engraving work done with the VECTRIC software and the Taig Micro-Mill. The mill working area is only 5.5″ x 12″ but that is good for making these 5″x7″ engravings. The first picture is Shopdog VAC “Bingo”. You can see he looks better here than in the top down view farther down the page. The second picture is daughter Shelley who sometimes makes comments here in the RamblinDan Blog. These are...
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Something Exciting
Son Steven and my favorite daughter-in-law Danielle are about to take on several exciting new ventures in their lives. Steve was married to Danielle a year ago last October, the same weekend (but not date) as his papa and mama. The newest event of that year old union was publicly revealed last Wednesday when a Halloween costume displayed a new “Muffin” under production. Steve is supposed to be the “Operation Game” but I kind of suspect he was also indicating...
Continue reading...Brother James (fresh) Air
This is my brother Jim Kautz when I visited with him at his home in Flat Rock, NC last week. He is going to celebrate (?) age 60 on October 28th. I hit age 61 December 10. Yeah, go figure the math. 🙂 I drove nine hours and $90 in gas to see him and my sister-in-law Patty. No age for her but she is actually MUCH younger, truly! 🙂 Worth the trip as this was...
Continue reading...Arm of Shelley
The “Arm of Shelley” became world famous when it recently appeared in ths Fossil Advertisment. Several variations may exist but there is no doubt it is the same arm. The arm actually belongs to the same Shelley that has several comments here in her dad’s “Rambin’ Dan” blog. Shelly who is a senior photographer for Fossil is now overwhelmed with all the attention this has generated. Maybe she has found fame on the other side...
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