The level of work presented is outstanding in all categories. There are also annual awards that allow FEGA members to compete in at the annual exhibition/convention. The FEGA Master Engraver certification is for those hand engravers that wish to be acknowledged amongst their peers for excellence in engraving. DVD’s of past educational seminars covering a wide range of topics plus books, resin castings of actual engravings and miscellaneous items.

This web site provides the public and FEGA members with resource material, information about the Guild plus a shopping facility to buy a variety of items that can educate professionals and students alike in the art of hand engraving. This database is continually being updated for future generations. It is the only publication in the world devoted solely to the art of hand engraving.įEGA also maintains an historical database that includes hundreds of engravers, past and present. A quarterly full glossy 32 page magazine crammed full of how to articles along with engraver profiles and projects.

Today, FEGA has a varied following, but our members have a great deal in common – they appreciate the skill involved in hand engraving firearms or any type of metal whether it be knives, jewelry or any other type of canvas that can be hand engraved.įirearm engraver or collector, hand engraver of one genre or a variety, teacher or student first discovering this amazing art, there is a place for you in FEGA.įEGA publishes the “Engraver' magazine, a resource for and about firearm engravers and hand engraving. Welcome to the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA)įEGA is the world’s foremost authority and organization for firearm engravers and hand engraving enthusiasts.įounded in 1981 to provide opportunities for engravers to exchange ideas and knowledge, network, assist in improving individual skills, promote firearm engraving as an art form and to raise public interest and appreciation in quality firearm engraving and hand engraving.

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