Montgomery Community College offers
Curriculum Classes year round and
a two week NRA Continuing Education Engraving Seminar between
Spring and Fall semesters.
http://www.montgomery.edu/metal-engraving-home.html
Two week Continuing Education
Metal Engraving Classes
The classes are held
from Monday through Friday for two weeks and is offered between
Spring semester and Fall semester. This fertile learning
environment consists of experienced engravers and beginning
engravers and exposes the students to the current engraving
techniques in the world of hand-metal engraving. Engraving vices
and work benches are supplied. Air tools, hammers, various tool
making and sharpening fixtures, videos and other basic tooling
will be shared by students. These NRA engraving have been
offered for the past twenty years. The low cost of these
classes is due to the State of North Carolina supporting metal
engraving as a valued skill, and thus subsidizing both out of
state and in state students.
Dates 2015
July 27 to August 7
Cost 2015
$256.00
For additional information
concerning registration, local living accommodations, tool
lists and other college related questions contact -
Montgomery Community
College, Continuing Education dept. 910 576 6222 or visit
http://www.montgomery.edu/nra-registration-information/nra-courses.html
For information concerning the class
content, call Jesse Houser 910 428 3444
(2014 end of class student comments are
available upon request)
Semester Curriculum Classes
(Friday evening
and Saturday)
The Instructor
Metal Engraving
Jesse J. Houser,
Program Head
A.A., Montgomery
Community College.
Over 30 years of
teaching and professional experience.
Students in the Metal
Engraving program will be challenged to apply the craftsmanship
and design of the hand engraver. The various engraving techniques
will be taught and practiced before being applied to metal
objects of value and worth.
While technology in
the form of the air assist engraver has replaced about half of
all engraving formerly done with a hammer the Metal Engraving
program teaches both techniques.
Job Opportunities
Successful graduates
will be able to apply their skills in occupations such as metal
engraver, gold and/ or silver smithing, gunsmithing, jewelry
making, knife making or tool and die trades, restoration of
antiques, reproduction of artifacts and wood carving. The broad
skill base of the engraver allows successful graduates to cross
into numerous craft and art areas where metal is embellished.
Basic Metal
Engraving Certificate
Fall Semester
MEG 110 - Tools and
Procedures
MEG 111A – Scroll
Cutting and Design
Spring Semester
MEG 111B – Scroll
Cutting and Design
MEG 115 - Lettering
and Calligraphy
The course work with
the Basic Metal Engraving Certificate includes:
MEG 1110 - Tool
manikin’s, sharpening and tool cutting geometry. Application of
the basic cuts needed for engraving, and becoming familiar with
the tools and equipment of the modern hand engraver. The student
will apply these skills into a live project.
MEG 111 A&B– Cutting
and shading the scroll design in relief and bias engraving. The
fundamentals of scroll drawing will be taught and applied on live
project.
MEG 115 – The four
major lettering types will be studied, laid out and cut into
metal. Understanding of anatomy, technique and use of proper
tooling will be utilized in applying Calligraphy into a live
project.
Advanced Metal
Engraving Certificate
(All the classes for
the basic certificate in addition to the following)
Fall Semester
MEG 114 - Bolino
MEG 116A - Flush and
Raised Inlay
Spring Semester
MEG 116B - Flush and
Raised Inlay
MEG117 - Metal
Engraving Applications
The course work with
the Advanced Metal Engraving Certificate includes:
MEG 114 - The student
will practice the concept of cutting scenes and animals into
metal. Knowledge combined with understanding will find the
student applying Bolino to a live project
MEG 116A & B –
Students will become familiar with flush and raised inlay
utilizing semiprecious metal or precious metal into practice
plates. Live projects will be utilized for the final application
of skills and knowledge.
MEG 117- This is a
capstone course that applies the previous class information into
a simulated professional engravers marketplace. The students will
learn to price engraving, customer relationship marketing, time
studies, shop set up, and other related areas.
For additional information
concerning cost of curriculum classes, registration,
local living accommodation, tool list and other college related
questions, contact -
Montgomery Community
College, curriculum. 910 576 6222 or
http://www.montgomery.edu/
For information
concerning the class content, call Jesse Houser 910 428 3444