Jeff Minor, a versatile craftsman from Salmon, Idaho, has been engraving for eleven years. He started to engrave almost as a business necessity to complement his leather work. Since then, he has been purposely improving and broadening his skills so that he can branch out into other areas and add new clients.

Recently, Jeff took the new Transition Course: Flare & Bright Cut Engraving on Silver to Steel, co-taught by Ron Smith and Diane Scalese. Jeff wanted to learn these new techniques and expand his abilities with this exciting and flexible engraving style. These examples were engraved by Jeff during his class and earned him the compliments of both Smith and Scalese.

It is especially important to realize that this practice work by Jeff is in steel, not silver. His ability to make bold, beautiful engraving cuts like this in steel will clearly provide new opportunity for him, which was his goal for attending this course.

If you would like to learn how to engrave so that you can complement your work and add new fun to your life, let us know! Call the GRS Training Center today at 1-800-835-3519 to find out which course is right for you. The 2008 Course Schedule release date is set for December 3, 2007 — make sure you don't miss what many call the opportunity of a lifetime.