Brass Engraving

I got my silvered brass clock face and movement from David Lindow. It is beautiful !!!! I also made a flintlock rifle a few years back with a master gunmaker. He taught me how to engrave. It is really fun, and unlike the 100 or so wood carving gouges I have I only needed ONE graver! Watching a master gunsmith like Jack Brooks engrave makes it look easy. Once I tried it I quickly realised I would need alot of practice to do a respectable job, and I am a fairly decent wood carver. Wood carving involves two hands on the gouge pushing it through the wood while metal engraving involves holding the graver in one hand and tapping it with a small hammer, two different skill sets really. It is fun though. Go to Home depot and buy a brass front door kick plate buy a graver and go at it if you are satisfied with your results do it yourself.

George
 
George, I like the idea of hacking around on a kick plate for practice.  Is there an online source you can recommend for gravers?
Thanks,
Rob
 
I did a quick search and found grstools.com. My square graver is sharpened something like the second graver of the three shown. I got mine from Jack. I think it is high speed steel.

George
 
Thanks Dennis and George.  Dennis, I hadn't checked the source you listed, but just checked it out.  Looks like they have quite a selection.  Thanks again for the leads. 
Rob
 
In reference to the clock movements with engraved and silvered face plate shown by David Lindow at CW, the face plates were engraved in England under a special order for a group building a reproduction tall case clock.  They were quite expensive back in 2004, something like $3500 including the movement and the face plate.
Chris Hazard
 
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