Here are a few strange and wonderful views. The Florentine gravers come in different widths for specific patterns.
Saturday, 19 July 2025
Views of a silver bracelet. => 7 photos
10 Diamond setting errors => 10 photos
Friday, 18 July 2025
How to grind a (NEW) graver? => 24 photos
I found these photos in my archives and think that it's best to show them again.
I'm not proficient in making videos, but being an avid photographer IS MY FORTE.
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This one photo displays the 'before & after' example of the all-important 'grinding process'. In this photo are two Flat gravers with all of the essential description words on their sides.
In my previous essay, I explained what each word fully meant. Here they are again:
"HSS" refers to the tensile strength of the blade as 'High Speed Steel'.
"Glardon" is the company that manufactures the blade.
"N 10" refers to the base width or thickness of the blade.
"Swiss Made" denotes the name of the country of origin.
To prevent any steel shards from getting lodged into the fingers, it is best to wear latex gloves at all times. I use them for safety reasons (and not for glamour.)
This is the most delicate step in grinding a (NEW) graver. Make sure that the fine tip never has the opportunity to quickly overheat.
This is an example of my collection of blades. In my collection, I have more than 15 blades of all lengths, some are still in their handles, others are to be substituted in case of getting damaged.
Thursday, 17 July 2025
WHY must your OIL-STONE be kept clean? =>16 photos
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC ON OIL STONE CLEANING.
If we keep rubbing the shards of metal deeper, the final result
will be that the graver will just run on the stone and be rendered nearly useless.
This topic has been discussed many times, but it needs to be revisited frequently. Each time, I might use different texts & ideas.
I would like you to share this information with your colleagues or students.
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You can see a faint layer of oil resting on this expensive oil stone. This stone is not like other porous oil stones, but it's created for finer metal cutting.This stone rubbing must not be used in 'short strokes'. The rubbing should extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of the stone. This is why you will anticipate a collection of metal remains all over.
You see that there is a little layer of steel sitting on the oil stone. It doesn't belong there, why? This collection will interfere with your future graver rubbing.