Doc Mark
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
I know that there have been a few threads in the past on Bulino, but I've got some very simple, probably very obvious questions. Do you ever use a power graver or is it all done simply by pushing? If your doing the "dot" type vs. the line type bulino, can you use the power to do large areas with a "stippling" action? Or must you do each dot with a "flick" to remove metal, as opposed to stipple, which just depresses the metal. (Do you ever feel bad about being the cause of all this "metal depression?" ... Sorry, couldn't resist!) How about the handle itself, is it a palm style most often, or do you ever use a "pencil" type handle as is used in scrimshaw? Was there ever a concensus on which graver tip geometry was the most useful? I can't wait till the seminars at Reno!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Mark
Happy Thanksgiving,
Mark