I would like to see his traveling kit or satchel of his favorite engraving tools. An artist of his stature and talent would certainly never have used tools in those various engraving departments - he would have made, shaped, sharpened, and hardened each of his own tools and would certainly have travelled with them.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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