What is a "Right-Sided, Graver"? => 7 detailed photos.

  If you are left-handed, then this essay topic will be "What is a Left-Handed Graver"? If you are ambidextrous, then you could have TWO GRAVERS for each of your specific metal cuttings.

 As I am right-handed, I'm only showing the right-sided modified Onglette tool in this essay.

 Here is the 'slanted face' showing only the right side available for all kinds of metal cutting.

 The 'face' of the graver does not cut metal! It's the 'leading edge' that cuts the metal.

 The actual shaping for the 'left' or 'right hand' can be designed & sharpened on the bench grinding wheel. Always keep a jar of cool water within hand reach. NEVER LET THE BLADE GET SOFT FROM (ANY) EXCESSIVE HEAT.

 The left side is not to be used, so why is there any need to work on the shaping?

 You can see the sparks being emitted from the grinding wheel. The slanted graver is held at a low angle, exposing the 'right side' for your metal cutting.

 Here I am angling my Onglette graver to touch the grinding wheel at a very steep angle. This will prepare the angled 'face' to be hand polished (on polishing paper).

 The left side has been literally 'removed' and is away from any casual cutting. I'm emphasising the right side for all of the metal cuttings.

 This is the final photo on the graver face. In metal carving, the left side is not to be touched, or even thought of being used. BECAUSE IT ISN'T EVEN THERE ANYMORE!

Where & how did I create my videos?

 I don't profess to be a movie director, but my videos have been seen on many occasions. When I'm holding my shellac stick in one hand and the camera in the other, I always need an extra hand to hold my setting tools. I had to constantly improvise my tools and accessories.

 The black tube against my bench clamp is my camera. I steadied my camera on a (handmade) mini-tripod. To get the proper height, I picked the correct boxes to elevate the camera and its lens. 

 

 To steady the camera and the attachments, I placed two heavy weights on the rear of the platform.

  All of these accessories were collected long before I bought my Digital Microscope. This collection of pieces only gave me a casual magnification.

 When I was teaching at a jewellery school in Central Ontario, Canada, online. I used the same combination of 'camera and a laptop' for viewing.

 I let my students know that I was teaching directly from my bench at my home and not from a professional filming studio.

  No matter where I was teaching, the results were still the same. It appears that my students learned a tremendous amount of useful information even under some austere conditions. What you see here is my bench in my basement, under a flight of stairs.