Hello from Watou Belgium

[bram ramon]

Hello master engravers!

First of al I introduce my self my name is Bram Ramon I live in a little village in Watou it's near the French border but still in the Flemish speaking part of Belgium My work, next week I start with an new job the interior of luxury custom boats When I was 15 years old I visit a goldsmith shop during my holiday in Ireland, I knew this was the ting I want to do! I start a evening course yewellery/ goldsmith in Kortrijk when I was 18 years old. Soon I found a beautiful forum zilvermaan where I met some really artists like Daniel Houwer a really amazing stone setter, but I think every one here know it; the amazing cigarette "pen" !! He told us about a new tool the airgraver! I visit the website airgraver.com and knew this is an amazing tool! i started saving money I took me a long time but finally the Palm control burl wooden handle arrived yeasterday! Normally on Saturday I start using the tool first mount some airlines! Next year I start a evening course stone setting in Antwerp THE tool of Steve will help me I did some stone setting with handgravers but now the real work can start!

bram ramon

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Bram Ramon,
Nice to see you have found this beatiful forum too!
Great to hear you got the PC Airgraver now.
You are in for so much fun

Congratulations on your new job, sounds really good.
Also the stone setting course in Antwerp. I would love to do the same.

See you around,

Daniel

[rbaptiste]

Welcome Ramon, don't hesitate to show your work to council you ;-)

[bram ramon]

Thanks guys!!

I will show my work! But don't expect to much!
Do some of you have experian’s with carving ivory? I have bought an old piece of elephant ivory but the problem is it has become almost as hard as epoxy. I read in the book of Oppi Untrach something for making old ivory back soft again by making it wet to turn it in a damped cloth.
Do you have any other ideas?

Thanks a lot!

bram ramon