[TheForge] need some help.

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i am still hurting from losing huck. i want to make a small copper
memorial plaque for huck. my idea is to engrave or etch a picture of
huck at the top of the copper plate and below it inscribe the following
song lyrics. the plaque will be placed in a wildflower garden i am going
to plant as a rememberance of huck.

<begin quote>
ONLY LOVE (Nana Mouskouri)

    Only love can make a memory
    Only love can make a moment last.
    You were there
    And all the world was young
    And all its songs unsung,
    And I remember you then,
    When love was all,
    All you were living for,
    And how you gave that love to me.

    Only then I felt my heart was free,
    I was part of you and you were all of me.
    Warm were the days and the nights of those years,
    Painted in colors to outshine the sun.
    All of the words and the dreams and the tears
    Live in my remembrance.

    Only love can make a memory,
    Only love can make that moment last,
    Life was new
    There was a rage to live,
    Each day a page to live,
    And I remember you then,
    When love was all,
    All you were living for,
    And how you gave that love to me.

    Only then I knew my heart was free,
    I was part of you and you were all of me.
<end   quote>

what gauge of copper should i use?
any tips on the engraving or etching?
is there an online resource for good looking script fonts to use for the
engraving?
what is the process to take a color picture and create an etching of the
picture in copper?
should i make the frame out of copper or brass or bronze?
would incralac be the only outside finish to use?

the picture of huck i want to use is here:
http://204.238.34.206/huck01-small.jpg


-- 
terry l. ridder ><>