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    How to sharpen knife graver

    Thanks, Sam and all, for the responses about how to sharpen the knife graver. I'm a jeweler, currently taking Kent Raible's online class on stone setting, and he uses a knife graver when setting a square stone. After you've made the seat in the bezel, you cut through each corner about a half...
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    How to sharpen knife graver

    I have the GRS power hone and the dual angle sharpener, but I haven't found instructions for how to sharpen a knife graver. I'll be using it in setting stones. Thanks! Marcie Rae
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    Beginner, new to Engravers Cafe, having trouble sharpening graver

    Thanks so much for the responses. They helped. I also found the DVD by Sam Alfano "The Expert's Guide to Graver Sharpening" and one of its tips is that making the heel of a bright cut flat graver too big can create drag and make drag marks. I think that's what I was getting - chatter marks...
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    Beginner, new to Engravers Cafe, having trouble sharpening graver

    Hi, delighted to be on the Engraver's Cafe. I'm a jeweler, initially learning to use a flat graver for bright cutting when setting stones. I inherited a GRS Power Hone with the Dual Angle sharpening fixture, plus other GRS equipment. Despite all efforts, when I bright cut with a 42 flat GRS...

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