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    thicker wire inlay - should I stick with hand tools or get a pneumatic graver?

    I shall look into that, seems like if it works great, and if it doesn't, I'll probably be needing it anyways if I get a pneumatic system.
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    thicker wire inlay - should I stick with hand tools or get a pneumatic graver?

    I think the overall order of operations is pretty standard for (flush) wire inlay. Cut channel, undercut channel, place annealed wire in channel, hammer down bur/wire with a specific tool, file/sand down as needed. I think it's just the tools that vary. They are typically all steel (no handle)...
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    thicker wire inlay - should I stick with hand tools or get a pneumatic graver?

    Hello, looking for advice on this topic. I should preface this by saying I am a blacksmith doing inlay work on steel pretty much exclusively. I practice a kind of niche Japanese inlay style known as Kaga-Zogan. The problem is is that it's.. very slow. And as I'm maybe 75% self taught I'm...
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