Sam Alfano's Tip & Tricks for Hand Engravers

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• Sam Alfano's Tips & Tricks for Hand Engravers - Exhibition Grade Shading

  Exhibition Grade Shading   Of all the skills that the engraver should master, shading could be considered one of the most difficult. Why? Because fineline shading requires the highest degree of grave...

• Sam Alfano's Tips & Tricks for Hand Engravers - Ten Common Mistakes Made by Beginners

  1.) POOR FORM - If you're right-handed, the graver should be held in the right hand with the tool cutting from east to west, since the tool naturally points in that direction when held correctly. Quit...

• Sam Alfano's Tips & Tricks for Hand Engravers - Blackening Engraving

  Blackening Engraving   My paint of choice is Rust-Oleum flat black (non-aerosol). This is available at hardware stores everywhere. There are other flat black paints available, and they probably work...

• Sam Alfano's Tip & Tricks for Hand Engravers

  Fandango Border Fast and fun to cut! Another one for jewelry, but works on other items too. Nick & Round border It's quick to cut and sparkles like crazy. A great border for jewelry or other ...

• Sam Alfano's Tips & Tricks for Hand Engravers - Relief Engraving

  Miscellaneous Other Info Relief Engraving Of the all the types of ornamental hand engraving, relief engraving is considered by many to be ultimate in rich treatment. What sets relief w...

• Sam Alfano's Tips & Tricks for Hand Engravers - Photography

  Photography In today's world of hand engraving, photography is a necessity, not an option. With fantastic digital cameras, editing software, and numerous lighting systems made especially for jewelry ...