New Engraver
- Thread starter Samuel
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Marcus Hunt
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Firstly, welcome to the Cafe, Samuel. It's a great place to meet, share and exchange ideas and thoughts with other engravers and individuals who appreciate the art form that it is.
Secondly, don't be fooled into thinking that you need fancy tools to be an engraver. Many of us started out either 'pushing' or using hammer and chisel and a few still use those methods. 'Fancy tools' enable us to work longer and without so much fatigue. They are an aid to our skills and not an end in themselves. So just keep cutting and enjoy your engraving no matter what tools you're using.
Secondly, don't be fooled into thinking that you need fancy tools to be an engraver. Many of us started out either 'pushing' or using hammer and chisel and a few still use those methods. 'Fancy tools' enable us to work longer and without so much fatigue. They are an aid to our skills and not an end in themselves. So just keep cutting and enjoy your engraving no matter what tools you're using.
Welcome aboard, Samuel. Nothing at all wrong with hammer & chisel and push gravers. Feel free to post photos of your work. We'd all enjoy seeing it.
Cheers / ~Sam
Cheers / ~Sam
KSnyder
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, welcome aboard. I'm a h & C guy by choice, i like the aspect of the hand tools.
Keep on cuttin'.
Kent
Keep on cuttin'.
Kent
Joe Mason
Elite Cafe Member
Samuel, your comments bring back distant memories of my early days in engraving, as I am sure it does for a lot of other folks. You will never regret the "trip". And welcome from another Samuel.
Marcus, your comment on "fancy tools" is the best I have run across. Spot on!
Sam Welch
Marcus, your comment on "fancy tools" is the best I have run across. Spot on!
Sam Welch
NJhandengraverRon
Member
Welcome Samuel,
Japanese art is beautiful my mother painted rice paper paintings for years. I started Hand engraving at 30 after a short time it was all I wanted to do and have been doing it full time for 20 years; so look out it may take a hold of you, for myself I'm still loving it always learning new things and like yourself this forum has been a great help.
God Bless
Ron Proulx
Japanese art is beautiful my mother painted rice paper paintings for years. I started Hand engraving at 30 after a short time it was all I wanted to do and have been doing it full time for 20 years; so look out it may take a hold of you, for myself I'm still loving it always learning new things and like yourself this forum has been a great help.
God Bless
Ron Proulx
Welcome Samuel.
Glad to hear you are keeping the H&C method alive and well.
Most of the European engravers use this method.
And it does not hurt or slow down their work.
As Marcus said, it's the process and art that count....not the tools.
Wishing you the best of luck and lots of joy in your engraving adventure.
John B.
Glad to hear you are keeping the H&C method alive and well.
Most of the European engravers use this method.
And it does not hurt or slow down their work.
As Marcus said, it's the process and art that count....not the tools.
Wishing you the best of luck and lots of joy in your engraving adventure.
John B.
Barry Lee Hands
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Very nice Samuel, is that a tsuba?
Marrinan
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
I like it-sure Japaness in style the work is very clean and simple but complex and thought provoking-Very well done
Barry Lee Hands
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
excellent attempt.
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