For engraving, this is the tool you need. I only know it as a graver. More control than a scribe.
Thanks for the suggestion! That's not something I'd thought of. I think I have the perfect piece of HSS to make a tool from.
For engraving, this is the tool you need. I only know it as a graver. More control than a scribe.
Wow, thanks! Clickspring blows my mind. This whole thing with engraving has me intreagued as I have no clue. So much cool stuff, so little attention span......I believe he shows engraving mostly in his "The Antikythera Mechanism" series. There's (9) episodes I believe.
He also has another channel now that I forgot about. Clickspring Clips.
Here's a couple from there:Clickspring Clips
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Yeah, kinda like with scraping. Nobody uses plain HSS anymore. I was also looking at those old graver sets on eBay tooCool stuff! Thanks for sharing. I came this close to buying a lot of old graver tools on ebay last night. Learning from past over eagerness I withheld til I learn more about the tool types and characteristics.
Woa p428! What a great resource thanks....I think. I need another obcession like I need another hole in my head. But I figure it will either point out I'm not going to have the chops for it and just appreciate it or down the rabbit hole.@Weldo Those are decent results! Everything I've read about hand engraving says the skill comes with lots of practice.
There is some really interesting reading out there on the subject. I've put some below, but I can't find the one book/page/wax phonograph drum that has it. I remember there was a famous engraver from the 16th century who got his right hand pulled into a belt or cogwork, and mangled it into a shape perfectly suited for holding a graver tool. It's fascinating stuff, maybe because I'm so poorly suited to fine work like that.
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