SarahLadd
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Hi everyone,
I've done the best I can to search these forums and elsewhere on the web to find the answer to my question but have come up empty handed. If I missed this information somewhere I apologize!
I'm brand new to this and have yet to get started, but I'm reading as much as possible and trying to get educated before I start. By trade I am a goldsmith/bench jeweler, and got interested in doing engraving because within the company I work for, real engraving knowledge and skill is extremely limited and I wanted to expand my talents repertoire. I purchased the Lindsay Classic Foot Control Airgraver and have yet to put the point to metal.
I have very tiny hands (size 3.25 ring finger), and based on how I should be holding the tool, it looks like the graver blank's length is pretty long. The business end is a good distance from where my thumb and pointer finger can support it. I would assume that this would be a control issue, and that there is a way to cut down the graver blank to customize the fit for my small hand. If this is something I should probably do, what is the best way to go about this with both the pre-sharpened Carbalt graver supplied and the high speed steel blanks?
I took a picture of my grip in front of the example photos on Steve Lindsay's site. The graver in the tool is the supplied pre-sharpened Carbalt one.
Thank you kindly in advance for tips,
Sarah
I've done the best I can to search these forums and elsewhere on the web to find the answer to my question but have come up empty handed. If I missed this information somewhere I apologize!
I'm brand new to this and have yet to get started, but I'm reading as much as possible and trying to get educated before I start. By trade I am a goldsmith/bench jeweler, and got interested in doing engraving because within the company I work for, real engraving knowledge and skill is extremely limited and I wanted to expand my talents repertoire. I purchased the Lindsay Classic Foot Control Airgraver and have yet to put the point to metal.
I have very tiny hands (size 3.25 ring finger), and based on how I should be holding the tool, it looks like the graver blank's length is pretty long. The business end is a good distance from where my thumb and pointer finger can support it. I would assume that this would be a control issue, and that there is a way to cut down the graver blank to customize the fit for my small hand. If this is something I should probably do, what is the best way to go about this with both the pre-sharpened Carbalt graver supplied and the high speed steel blanks?
I took a picture of my grip in front of the example photos on Steve Lindsay's site. The graver in the tool is the supplied pre-sharpened Carbalt one.
Thank you kindly in advance for tips,
Sarah
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