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Lotsa luck. I have tried engraving/carving a couple of times and the problem is that I am no artist. I can't even follow a drawn line very well. From that perspective, I would say to first learn how to draw using a pencil and paper. Then when you figure out how to make, say, a horse that resembles a horse and not a goat, you can go on to carving wood, beginning with scrap wood. Engraving steel looks simple. I once watched one of the S&W factory engravers work on a revolver, turning out beautiful scroll work while carrying on a couple of conversations and nibbling at a sandwich. But I am not likely to be in that class and I am fairly sure he wasn't either when he started.
Jim
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