If….the channel is cut correctly it shouldn’t be a problem. Any of the alloys mentioned are much softer than the punch used to do the inlay.so…..the inlay metal cannot resist the force of the punch.I’ve done copper wire in steel despite warnings of difficulty . …….it wasn’t. Try a piece of...
md. 39-2 manufactured in the 70’s . Before ultra tough stainless etc. I
thought cutting a Nick in an unseen area was common knowledge.As a primitive with machining background l gathered knowledge mostly from books. This was before the internet, utube , etc.. much tougher than now. I’m not a...
Yep. Monk is correct don’t put the cart before the horse. You can do all the cutting you need with a square graver. Putting alternative angles on a tool won’t teach you anything, get cutting decent with a square before experimenting Imo.
kent
Rough the face out approximately to the angle you want. That’ll save the bench stones from unnecessary wear. You can get by easily without the lindsey templates. A drill or piece of round stock approximately will work for putting on the heel angles. Check the heel with a 10x loupe to make sure...
push & hand sharpening is the foundation Imo. You will have to commit manyyyy hours learning to cut & draw. For what you want to do a optivisor will work fine. The % of folks that actually have a career hand engraving is pretty small. You’ll finally decide if $1000’s in extra equipment is...