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    Scrimshaw: Second attempt at scrimshaw

    One of the things that makes this effective (aside from a compelling image) is the broad tonal range, i.e. from black to white. If pure black is a 10 and pure white is a 1, you've captured the full range from 1-10, and that almost always enhances a monochrome representation - photograph...
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    Critique Request Just finished this.

    Brilliant, and such an apt pairing of subject and object! Best regards, Doug
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    Mine just arrived and really looking forward to digging in to this great practice plate! I like the light touch with the laser marking. Really crisp, clean plate, and I love it's marked on both sides. A two-fer! Well done. Best regards, Doug
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    Question: (SOLVED) C-Max & Glensteel for the QC holder?

    It's a bit less fussing about if you orient all of the QC holders the same way for all of your gravers. Do a "test drive" and try it in a handpiece and then swap it over to your sharpening system. A little analysis will let you choose which combination is easiest for you to use. The most popular...
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    Well, the other option, used by most folks who use a flat graver, at some time or another, is to tilt the graver a bit and only use one corner to make a V-shaped cut. Gradually "rolling" your wrist as you cut will make the line get narrower or wider. This is the basis for much script lettering...
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    I'm pretty sure Allen encapsulated the idea very well. With all due respect for Chris DeCamillis, whose video you're referencing, I'm going to have to come down on the side of science regarding the physics of light. The overarching concept here is that the angle of incidence equals the angle of...
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    Brilliant, Sam! Thanks for this. Doug
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    West Coast Engraving Classes

    I appreciate all the views of this post. If you're on the fence, we still have some open seats for the class that starts March 18th. Thank you, Doug
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    Question: (SOLVED) C-Max & Glensteel for the QC holder?

    The issue relates to fitting gravers into handles and sharpening. Previously, gravers were generously oversize in length, and the part that goes into the handle, the tang, might have been tapered, or not, or tapered to the center of a graver or tapered to the top of the graver, etc. Lots of...
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    I'm just a beginner....

    T.G.III called it correctly; a steeper face angle, 50 or even 55 degrees will hold up better, and dubbing the point of the graver will help. Plenty of threads describe techniques for dubbing the point. Unless you've eliminated the vast majority of the ability for the work piece to vibrate, it's...
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    Question: What is the purpose of polishing a graver?

    In the jewelry trade, a lot of folks want things shiny. The more highly-polished the face and heel of the graver, the more reflective are the graver cuts. This is virtually a sacrament when it comes to using a graver for stone-setting, e.g. bead and bright-cut and pave. If you are going to...
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    West Coast Engraving Classes

    Hello Folks, The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in Carlsbad, CA is offering one-week beginning engraving classes in March and September - "Hand Engraving Fundamentals" March 18-22 and September 23-27 We start with the most important thing, ergonomics, and how to set up with your...
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    Can I buy blank GRS gravers, put them in a Lindsey sharpening template and shape them myself?

    More of a challenge to use a round graver blank in the Lindsay system. It doesn't not work the first time, but resharpening is a challenge since indexing the round in the exact same position is not easy. Some will grind a flat on the round first so an Allen screw can snug up the blank in the...
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    Greetings from sawdust land

    Get a coalescing oil filter; very effective and affordable.
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    Cheat Sheet for Checking Heel Length

    A quick "hack"; a sheet of plain copy/printer paper is essentially 0.1 mm. A 1/4 mm heel would be about the thickness of 2-3 sheets of paper. Sometimes this is fairly easy to imagine. 10 sheets of paper are very close to 1.0 mm. Best regards, Doug
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