Looking for advice

style0 · Jul 18, 2017

I got a whole box of antique gravers and handles many years ago. Now that I'm 14 months from retirement, I am getting serious about learning how to use these things. Are there any Engravers in the St. Louis area familiar with old school hand engraving? I've ordered the Holy Grail book on engraving, but books don't teach "Art".

diandwill · Jul 18, 2017

http://learningtoengrave.com/

Ray Cover is in Missouri.

style0 · Jul 19, 2017

Thanks, what a great resource, and he's 1.5 Hrs away from me.

Southern Custom · Jul 20, 2017

It won't teach you to cut but I usually recommend Lee Griffith's book as a first instruction manual for drawing scrollwork.

monk · Jul 28, 2017

the beauty of the aforementioned griffiths book-- it shows just 3 or 4 elementary line shapes. the book then shows how these elementary lines can combine to produce design of advanced quality. didyoungs' book also shows that.

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