Ron Jr.
Elite Cafe Member
I often get asked what tool I use for my dot bulino so I thought I'd share a couple pics. It's certainly not traditional but it works well for me. The tool itself is pretty basic, a pen shaped stainless steel graver holder with an aluminum triangle tightened onto the shaft to help with leverage. The back end of the holder is between my index and middle fingers to lessen the angle I hold it at, it makes seeing/placing the point of the graver a lot easier for me. As for the graver itself its just a 90V with a 45 degree face. Sometimes I make the face steeper if the material is extra hard/tough.
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FYI, I did not make the tool/holder itself, just the leverage triangle/piece. A guy named Charles Coulter (eBay user name woodlawn4) made the holder, he sells the scribe holders that I use for my scrimshaw (they are the same as this holder just smaller). I had him make me a few of these, they are just a beefed up and hollowed out deeper version of the scrim scribes he sells.
