I haven't seen any jewellery magazines, or instructors mentioning this unusual "Bright Cutting" technique.
You have probably seen this similar essay many months ago, but it needs to be explained again.
This graver is modified to have an ultra shiny surface primarily on the right-side of the blade. The right side along the front, needs to be hand-polished extremely bright, as a mirror. This will give you the reflective mirror finish to the cutting surface.
The left side of this blade will not be used as a cutting surface.
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In this photo you can see the sparks of metal being thrown off the fast rotating, 'grinding wheel'. Always keep a container of cool water nearby, just to keep the blade cool to the touch. Your heat sensitive finger will let you know if the blade gets too warm.
This 'left side' is going to be discarded, as it won't be used.
Just gently move the blade to the rotating grinding wheel. A slight touch is all you need to skim off any unwanted metal. A '45degree angle' is a safe angle for metal cutting the on the right side.
This all that is needed to give you the proper angled cutting surface. The beveled right side, now is your new cutting surface.
In the next tutorial essay, I will locate photos that haven't been seen too often.
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