[Buster_K]

Hello Everyone! My name is Buster Kincaid and am from Texas. I came across the forum awhile ago, but am just now getting around to registering. I am really interested in getting into Hand Engraving and would really like to be able to do it for a living. I have had a few bad years since Nov. 1, 2005 as that was the day I was injured on the job and have been disabled since. I stress fractured my foot in 2 places, diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and tore a disc in my back 40% into. Due to insurance continually denying me surgery in hopes for me to be able to get back to some what of a active life I've been unable to do all the things I was use to doing before I was hurt. While being confined to my home for over the last 3 years and finally getting the OK from insurance to have surgery I was able to have surgery on December 18, 2008. Even though after authorizing the surgery and confirming that authorization twice the day after surgery they sent out a letter denying coverage of the surgery. It's been a mess and now I am recuperating from back surgery and after 8 weeks will start physical therapy that will go for 6 months. All the specialists I have seen have told me I will never be 100% again and cannot ever do the type of work I was doing before I was hurt I have to find a new carreer. I am hoping after physical therapy I will be able to get around well enough to attend Gunsmith School in Colorado. I've heard it is the best gunsmith school in the nation and since I have a very strong passion for firearms I am hoping I am physically able to achieve the task. This is what brings me to finding the forum, because along with learning the trade of a gunsmith I would love to be able to incorparate engraving into it. I would like to learn the art of making custom built rifles along with repairing or customizing the publics firearms brought to me for repair.

I find engraving very very interesting and I know it will take time to master the art of it, but in being somewhat of a perfectionist I think I could do well at it. I have done custom leather work for many years as a hobby and have dabbled in wood burning nature scenary, so I would love to learn the art of engraving. I have looked at many of the projects rhe folks on the forum have done and they are truly amazing works of art. Hopefully in the future once I am physically able to do so I can purchase what I need to get started and share my projects with everyone as they do.

I know I am long winded and if my introduction is to long winded for some I apologize, but I guess that is what happens when you are forced to be couped up and have to lay flat of your back for over 3 years. You get long winded and when given the chance you tend to be long winded. I look forward to getting to know everyone and soak up all the knowledge ya'll share!

Thanks for reading and God Bless!

Buster