the Hand Engraving Podcast

This is a conversation I had with Sam Cherry, the current president of FEGA. We talk about her unique beginning in engraving, and we talk about the future of our art form. Enjoy!

Ane and Megan have a conversation about balancing life and work as a mom and professional hand engraver.

This is an interview with the great engraver, Ron Powell. In this show we talk hand push engraving, and Ron gives us all insight into the world of a Tiffany and Co. engraver. Enjoy!

It’s the big Christmas show. Tune in and hear all of our great guests! Also…find out if you won the $100! Enjoy! Merry Christmas from Wade and Ane!

We talked to the great English engraver, Sam Faraway. We learned an awful lot about what it’s like to be a factory engraver for a prestigious brand. You’re gonna love this show. Enjoy!

Guest host Teresa Kipplinger, of the “Artsy Types” podcast interviews the great English engraver, Peter Cusack. This is a lovely conversation that is packed full of good information and wisdom.

Breaking News!!! Ray Cover has just announced his latest venture…The Hand Engraving Retreat and Expo. June 26,27, 28, 2026. Arcadia, Missouri. Tickets are available now!!! Will you be THERE?

In this episode we talk to Trevor Weinaug, an artist from New Braunfels, Texas. We talk about the similarities and differences in scroll work for leather and scroll work for metal. The last half of the show is all about doing business in these modern times. Pretty interesting stuff. Enjoy.

This is a conversation we had with the brilliant Australian stone carver, Ryan Bowen. You probably know him better as Ryan_intaglio on instagram. This was a fun show to make and you’ll find that Ryan was very open about his techniques and methods. Enjoy!

This is an update to our original beginner’s episode. In this show we discuss hand engraving in its most basic forms. We try to answer all of the big questions that face new engravers. If you’re looking to start engraving, this is the show for you. A few friends of the show also pop in to talk about their start in the industry. Teresa Kiplinger, Jill Latno Yamate, CM Schneider, Tim Cullen, and Sar...

This is our conversation with the talented artist, Andrew Ashcroft. We hope that you enjoy all of the insight and thoughtfulness that Andrew brought to our show.

This is a wild and raucous episode staring the wild and raucous, Mr. Malcolm Appleby. I couldn’t begin to list all of the subjects that are covered herein. Even the number of people required to make the show is staggering. Thank you to all of Malcolm’s former students and workers, who took the time to talk about their friend and mentor. Enjoy the show!

This is a delightful conversation with the wood engraver, Beth S. Robertson, of Fife, Scotland. Co-hosts, Wade Oliver Wilson ans Ane Haugen Gathe, sat down with Beth and learned about her art and her life. Beth isn’t just an artist, she is also an art therapist. This is definitely a one of a kind episode. Enjoy. ***also, if you want more content, there is a video on YouTube in which Beth does a sh...

This is the fourth of four, great Women’s Month episodes for 2025. Teresa is finishing strong with this interview of Norwegian artist, Ane Haugen Gathe. The Hand Engraving Podcast (Wade Oliver Wilson) would like to thank you for your support of the show, and your support for Women engravers. I hope that you have enjoyed listening to the episodes. Teresa Kiplinger really did a great job and I hope...

In this, the third of four Women’s month episodes, Teresa talks to the artist, June Cream. June goes by the user name, blue.blue.driver, on Instagram. The ladies have a very interesting conversation about the art of engraving and the challenges of running a business. It’s pretty great. Enjoy!

This is the second episode for Women’s Month 2025. In this show Teresa Kiplinger has a conversation with Olivia Sugarman, a jeweler and engraver from Southern California. They talk tools, business and staying true to your artistic roots. This is just one of four great episodes being released this March. Be sure to listen every Thursday, when the new shows come out!

Hooray, it’s Women’s Month on the Hand Engraving Podcast!!! This is the first of four shows recorded by the great artist, Teresa Kiplinger. In this episode Teresa had a nice conversation with the legendary engraver, Diane Scalese. It’s a really great show, I hope you enjoy it!

This was recorded face to face with Mr. John Cook, at the 2024 Engrave-in, in Monteagle, TN. We talked about all sorts of stuff. Enjoy

I sat down with Branden Smith of Sovereign Jewelry Company and we discusses the "Hot Takes" that were sent in by you, the listeners. It was interesting to hear what folks had on their minds. I hope you'll like it!

This is a recording made in the living room of Ron and Liz Smith. This is the type of thing I would love to have heard from Nimschke, Churchill, Fracassi, etc. This is the straight story in the artist’s own words. It’s a great show and you’re gonna love it.

Three interviews with three of my friends. I ask them about how their engraving businesses function. The sound quality is kinda all over the place. I apologize in advance.

This is the inaugural edition of the Texas Artist Series, a production of the Hand Engraving Podcast. In this episode I drive to Hico, Texas to interview Troy Flaharty. We talk about what his life is like as a western artist. It’s boots and chaps and cowboy hats, or so the song goes. I hope you enjoy it

Ray Cover and Sean Cheetham sit with your host, Wade Wilson to discuss the economics of being an artist. This is a topic rarely discussed even though it is so important.

This episode has two segments. The first segment is a short clip of the talented, Alex Gasparini of Lily Grace Jewellry. Alex’s first jewelry collection is debuting today and I wanted to air this clip that I had to remove from the last episode due to time restraints. The second clip is a recording made by Justin Voight of the great engraver, Ray Cover. Justin asks Ray all sorts of interesting ques...

Friend of the show, Alex Gasparini, of Lily Grace Jewelry interviews Sarah Wolske, of Bavaria/Alabama. Sarah has an interesting story that is different from most engravers experiences. They have a nice long chat, I hope that you enjoy it.