[34] These tools can be bought of Luther M. Wightman, Milk Street, Boston, Mass.
Engraving on Metal
Engraving on metal is a beautiful art. The method is simple and the effect is striking but it requires a good deal of patience and long practice to do really good work.
Fig. 41. tools for engraving on metal
A. Shapes of gravers.
B. Handles for gravers.
The Tools That Are Used.
—Engraving tools, or gravers as they are called, are made in ten or a dozen shapes but the knife, round and lozenge gravers will be enough to do all ordinary work with. The different shapes are shown at [A in Fig. 41].
All of the gravers are about the same length, that is 4¹⁄₂ or 5 inches, and they are fitted with knob shaped handles a third of which has been cut away as shown at [B], so that the graver can be gripped in the palm of the hand with the flat side against it which keeps the tool in the right position. The way to hold a graver is shown at [C].
