Engraving

Yigal Sharaby

<div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> <img src="http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Engraving.jpg" width="360" height="200" class="floatLeft" /> engraving Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold or steel are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper, which are called engravings. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper, both in artistic printmaking, and also for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines. It has long been replaced by photography in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning the technique, is much less common in printmaking, where it has been largely replaced by etching and other techniques. Hand Engraving Hand engraving is done with a tool called a graver--think of it as a miniature chisel. The sharp, chisel ends of gravers are formed into different shapes that offer different looks for the text. Multiple shapes let engravers choose the best tool for the type of lettering you request. Many experienced hand engravers are artisans who can put your inscription into any style of text you desire. Some engravers can even produce intricate symbols. Hand engravers sometimes prefer to work with gold rings, rather than platinum, since the softer gold has more "give" under the engraving tool. On the other hand, platinum doesn't wear away as easily as gold, so once it's there an inscription in platinum is usually more durable. Machine Engraving Machine engraving is accomplished with different types of power-driven engravers that work off of templates or computer aided designs. The jewelry is inserted in the machine and when turned on the machine forms the letters. Machine engravers burrow into or spread the metal apart to create letters. Some machine engravers offer only block lettering, so be sure to ask about available options. <a href="/pages/other-techniques"><img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Back1.png' alt='' /></a> </div>

2008-10-10T22:37:12-04:00

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2008-10-10T22:37:12-04:00

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Engraving 2008-11-04T12:15:26-05:00 <notextile> <div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> <img src="http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Engraving.jpg" width="360" height="200" class="floatLeft" /> engraving Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold or steel are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper, which are called engravings. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper, both in artistic printmaking, and also for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines. It has long been replaced by photography in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning the technique, is much less common in printmaking, where it has been largely replaced by etching and other techniques. Hand Engraving Hand engraving is done with a tool called a graver--think of it as a miniature chisel. The sharp, chisel ends of gravers are formed into different shapes that offer different looks for the text. Multiple shapes let engravers choose the best tool for the type of lettering you request. Many experienced hand engravers are artisans who can put your inscription into any style of text you desire. Some engravers can even produce intricate symbols. Hand engravers sometimes prefer to work with gold rings, rather than platinum, since the softer gold has more "give" under the engraving tool. On the other hand, platinum doesn't wear away as easily as gold, so once it's there an inscription in platinum is usually more durable. Machine Engraving Machine engraving is accomplished with different types of power-driven engravers that work off of templates or computer aided designs. The jewelry is inserted in the machine and when turned on the machine forms the letters. Machine engravers burrow into or spread the metal apart to create letters. Some machine engravers offer only block lettering, so be sure to ask about available options. <a href="/pages/other-techniques"><img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/Back1.png' alt='' /></a> </div> </notextile>