jdumars
Member
Hello learned engravers!
I am wondering if anyone out there regularly push cuts brass completely by hand? If so, I'd love to know how you avoid slips. Brass to me is extremely variable in terms of work hardening, pliability and such. Also, the brass I work on is not all that thick.
One technique I found (and I am afraid to admit) is to draw the knife graver backwards. This gives me total control of the blade and eliminates any slipping. Once this cut is done, I can usually push-cut forward into the trough I just made without as much risk of slipping. Obviously this technique would not work on steel.
Any thoughts on this? I'd love to have some tips on how to do it right. Here's the kind of work I would love to do someday:
http://www.hnwhite.com/King/My Instruments/Saxophones/NL2 Picture 2 Large.jpg
I am wondering if anyone out there regularly push cuts brass completely by hand? If so, I'd love to know how you avoid slips. Brass to me is extremely variable in terms of work hardening, pliability and such. Also, the brass I work on is not all that thick.
One technique I found (and I am afraid to admit) is to draw the knife graver backwards. This gives me total control of the blade and eliminates any slipping. Once this cut is done, I can usually push-cut forward into the trough I just made without as much risk of slipping. Obviously this technique would not work on steel.
Any thoughts on this? I'd love to have some tips on how to do it right. Here's the kind of work I would love to do someday:
http://www.hnwhite.com/King/My Instruments/Saxophones/NL2 Picture 2 Large.jpg