Basic Engraver Set Selected By Author Of Art of Engraving
We asked James B. Meek, author of The Art Of Engraving for his recommendations. This is what he wrote: "Perhaps 90% of all the scroll work in engraving can be done with the following tools". Point Graver No. 4 will cut most scrolls. Fine detail is cut with 0 Point. Knife No. 2 is also for detail. The Square is perhaps the most widely used, can also be sharpened as a point, or a chisel, Flat Nos. 36 and 37, and Round Nos. 50 and 54 are needed for lettering on high relief. Kit contains: Point - Nos. 0 and 4; Square - (2) GlenSteel Blanks; Flat - Nos. 36 and 39; Knife - No. 2; Round - Nos. 50 and 54. 9 gravers total.
SPECS: Approximately 4-3/8" (11.1cm) long. Shank tapers from 3/16" (4.8mm) to 1/16" (1.6mm). Blanks are 4" (10.2cm) long. Steel.
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Product no.: 080561000 BROWNELLS JAMES B. MEEK BEGINNER'S KIT050806015722 James B. Meek Beginner's Kit
Basic Engraver Set Selected By Author Of Art of Engraving
We asked James B. Meek, author of The Art Of Engraving for his recommendations. This is what he wrote: "Perhaps 90% of all the scroll work in engraving can be done with the following tools". Point Graver No. 4 will cut most scrolls. Fine detail is cut with 0 Point. Knife No. 2 is also for detail. The Square is perhaps the most widely used, can also be sharpened as a point, or a chisel, Flat Nos. 36 and 37, and Round Nos. 50 and 54 are needed for lettering on high relief. Kit contains: Point - Nos. 0 and 4; Square - (2) GlenSteel Blanks; Flat - Nos. 36 and 39; Knife - No. 2; Round - Nos. 50 and 54. 9 gravers total.
SPECS: Approximately 4-3/8" (11.1cm) long. Shank tapers from 3/16" (4.8mm) to 1/16" (1.6mm). Blanks are 4" (10.2cm) long. Steel.