Fortunately, this DVD includes a section on sharpening!Ħ. Your chisel must be in perfect condition at all times,” and even more so when shading, he adds later.
“Keep a jeweler’s loupe handy and examine it periodically, especially if the behavior of the tool or the quality of the cut changes. I can’t emphasize this enough,” Alfano says. “Your #1 responsibility is to keep very close tabs on the condition of your chisel point. If cutting too shallow, or to make deep cuts and wider lines intentionally, raise the angle of the chisel by raising the handle, causing the point to cut deeper into the metal.ĥ. If you seem to be cutting too deeply, or to purposefully make shallow cuts and narrower lines, lower the angle of the chisel to direct the point upward. Engrave next to the line, not on it, he says, for better assurance that the lines will be straight than you’d get if you cut on the line.Ĥ. You can see his engraved lines next to his previously scribed practice lines. Alfano’s use of a microscope in filming his lessons pays off in hugely beneficial close-up views like the one above. Using a pair of dividers with one leg off the edge of the metal, or a ruler and a scriber, you can scribe parallel lines on which to practice engraving.ģ. The kit includes two wood-handled chisels (with bronze ferrules that accept all GRS chisels).Ģ. I prefer wooden-handled tools already-they just feel better in my hands, more craftsmanlike-so this is great news to me. The rationale behind that is the wood absorbs some of the shock and results in fewer broken points. Vertical image on right: detail of photo-like engraving by Alain Lovenberg. Bottom row, L to R: two engraved gun designs by Weldon Lister. Top row, L to R: engraved coin by Steve Adams, engraved gun by Alain Lovenberg. Hand-engraving designs by masters, as shown in the video. Here are just a portion of the ones I noted. The lessons are clear and thorough, but as with any good “class,” they’re also loaded with priceless tips for better mastery of hand engraving. Then the lessons continue with more advanced, fun techniques like engraving leaf designs, “running wheat” designs, scrollwork, English scroll, Roman lettering (oh, the personalization!), and wavy line borders.
Learn Old School Hammer and Chisel Engraving with Sam Alfano features 11 lessons, including vises, chisels, and other tools, proper grip, sharpening lessons, and basic engraving of straight and curved lines. Before I opened this kit, the only engraving I’d ever done was an accidental swipe of a sharp tool across metal I was using to make jewelry! Total newbie. Rio’s hand engraving kit includes a DVD to help you get started, even from the earliest beginner level like me. Scrollwork and curlicues (I LOVE curlicues!), monograms, and other designs make even new and modern jewelry look old fashioned and give it a certain air that usually only comes with age. I love the old-school feel that hand-engraved details give metal objects and jewelry. So when Rio Grande invited me to try their hand engraving kit, I jumped at the chance.Įngraving has always been high on my list of jewelry techniques to learn. The romantic in me loves to think about how many special sentiments, notable dates, monograms, and other one-of-a-kind designs those tools created. Imagine all the anniversary gifts, wedding bands, watches, and other jewelry that was personalized using those tools. I loved knowing that he and his grandfather used those tools for hundreds of hours. They had a magical quality about them that can only come with age and the labor of love. Years later, when he showed me his grandfather’s hand-engraving tools, my eyes welled up with tears. My heart was bursting when his mother told me a charming story about him engraving a silver platter in his grandfather’s shop at the age of 5. |Sponsored| I have a very dear, talented friend who is a third-generation jeweler.
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