Best video I've found on push engraving so far. Thank you sir.

You make this look so easy. I have always wanted to give this a try. Thanks for posting.

this video has been put together wonderfully. super informative, instructive, concise, no wasted rambling! great!

Thanks so much! I love your no-nonsense approach!

Only a true artist can make it look that easy. Thanks

I'm italian and I'm an engraving student, my teacher is probably the number one engraver here in Italy, he works for Buccellati, a quite famous italian fine jewelry maker known for its engraved pieces. My teacher always engraves with the hand pushing technique and with the wood block that he turns with his fingers. This is also the way he teaches us :) It's a quite hard work indeed but I loooove it!

I've loved this art form for decades. And you sir, are very talented as well as being a great instructor. You make this look so easy, I'm sure it took you years to perfect your technique. Love your work. Thank you for sharing.

Dear Sam, thank you so much for sharing theory with amazing video. You are great!

Hands down most educational tutorial on KZfaq down right inspirational to say the least thank you my good chum thanks for the 401k plan

I've admired fine engraving for most of my life, I've had a set of gravers for twenty years or so, I've tried it, but it takes a special hand to do this effectively, and a good eye for the lines. My work either looks "vacant" missing detail, or crowded, too much, and of course the real talent is in the eye and imagination. This simple little piece is far better than all my work put together. Thanks for the demonstration, very nicely done!

Congratulation.You are a real master. Thanks for the posting.

Proof positive that you can learn by observing quietly and don't need any shallow stupid music playing. Well done sir and thanks!!!

Superb work. Superb instruction. Thank you.

I love watching you work

Wonderful and inspiring. Thank you!

youve got mad skillz i wish i could do that its amazing !

I am sure that this is harder than it looks. You are wonderful.

jeez man, im interested for knife purposes, and im telling you, you make it look so easy....im very impressed

I get great pleasure watching a master at work

great job!! thanx for sharing the video.

Outstanding work! I currently use a pantagraph but would like to transition to hand-pushing, it seems more personal and precise. Thanks for a great video!

This just showed up in my recommendations. I love watching any artisan doing their work. Though I’m fairly crafty, I’m not in any way an artist.

Beautiful work.

Veryvery thanks Master!!!

pure art.

Most excellent! I really appreciate your video. I just purchased some hand engraving tools, probably antique, from EBAY. I am hoping to do some hand engraving on a flint lock gun that I intend to build this year. I also appreciate the fact that you did not have any ridiculous music playing in the back ground, that really become very annoying! Thank you for a video that was well done!

very nice work, thanks for the video.

That seems so meditative to do. Especially compared to machine engraving.

looks fantastic

I really appreciated your work ,I learn lot of things what I haven't know before actually when I learn the engraving was dark ages in Pakistan thanks who invent the internet through which learning process becomes so easy I,m in 60's not working as engraver but like my job and still it's my interest and still learning thank you again

Well, that does it Mr. Alfano...going to see about signing up for a class!

I now know several things I was doing wrong. Thanks! I shall try to correct them tomorrow.

Great video!

Awesome! As good as it gets

Amazing work

thank you for being my mentor lol. I started today at 42 years old.

mesmerizing skills.

Well done mate well done.

Thanks for the great demonstration. I'm trying to find information of copperplate engraving as relates to 17th century maps. I have 20 years of study about these maps of the explorers in the heartland of North America. I would like to learn more about the physical making of the maps. Carl

Facinating and wonderful, weel done. Can you please tell me how much downward pressure you apply to your tooling and how often do you need to touch up your gravers?

FREAK OF MEEKNESS !! GROOVY IS COOL ... STILL !! TYVM SIR !! EXCELLENT INSPIRATION !!

Thank you !!

There is nothing like watching a craftsman at work

Second course at GRS I am taking with you!

hhahaahhaha! Believe me Guys its not a easy Job....!! He is really an expert , following path in such a smooth way........ Awesome engraving

Все по делу. Четко и ясно!

Спасибо!

Beautiful 👌👍.

VERY VERY INTERESTING ……… Thanks for the pleasure ! ! !

Not my 'cup of tea', but your demo just escalated my respect for your art and craft. Thank you for this insight.

Wow, that's awesome. What camera system are you using. Is that A microscope mounted camera

do you have any videos on how to transfer a copy to multiple sheets?

Thanks for tutorial. Good job

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My tools are very few and old ,can you please tell me where you buy your tools today ??? They look good quality

Nice.

Thank you for the video. What kind of black ink you use for the background?

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is the squeak from the vise or the cut? no mention ever of lube? i am a jeweler and sometimes use bur lube or wintergreen oil. necessary? thx and great vid! U R A MASTER!

you tube is so useful everyt

Is this american or itallian scroll work?

I have the dexterity in my hands to do this, but I've been struggling to find out what the actual geometry of a properly sharpened engraver looks like in person, as all I can seem to find are graver blanks. I have very little money, and can't even afford a class on the subject, so it's been quite frustrating just to get a sharpened tool to try my first piece. For now, the closest thing I can do is use my knives that I sharpen myself (gotten really good at that, and invested in quality stones and a high quality strop) to whittle wooden sculptures out of deadwood I find in the forest. I really want to get into metal working, though, and all I have for that is a rotary tool. :/

Also is there a ''multi tool' graver one that can do more than one chore?

Sam what would you suggest for absolute beginner graver? Which graver would be the easiest to work with?.

Beautiful work. I'm a saxophone luthier and I want to learn this art for ornamentation of instruments.

is it possible to do this across the grain with non-homogenous like mokume gane without a hammer?

wow it looks very difficult

I really admire your work. Did you have to resharpen the 120 graver during this process, and if so, how many times?

OK very good

i would love to learn hammer and chisel engraving but im having a very hard time finding gravers for metal ,all i have found so far are for stone,wood an other softer materials . Any advice or assistance would be great

nice work. if you please can you tell me where are you buying tools?

So I make knives out of railroad spikes would your tools be strong enough to push through that type of steel?

where can i get that graver. ?

I want to learn hand engraving to be able to make my own dies to produce hammered coins. Any advice you can give me? Tools I must have? I will be extremely grateful for any help.

I just dont know where to begin, I've been a graphite artists forever an have always wanted to try this amazing art form, plus iam broke so it seems out of reach on some of the equipment an tools

i live in the area of los angeles california and looking for someone to engrave a tuba/sousaphone. any recomendations ?

What is this style? This middle ages, kind of like lovecraftian dark style?

Hello. I am your subscriber in Korea. After watching your video, I bought air engraving equipment because I wanted to learn engraving as a hobby. I also tried making air engraving equipment DIY. However, when I work on carving, the hitting feels good and the ball seems to hit well, but the graver does not move forward. Why is this happening? Is there a problem with the strength of the grabber? Or is it because of the strength of the front blade? The material used was regular coins.

Whats the rotating block and were can i find it?

May I ask how is that when you engrave, the lines are already black? isn't it usually gonna be shiny? How did u make it dark and black? Is it be cause ur using a different material of gravers?

почему рваный рез получается на поворотах?

Personally I still love the terditional hand push style, it's more enjoyable for me as hobby instead of making money out of it, just grab bring a vise, a hand piece and a pair of magnify glass, I can engrave where ever whenever I want, feels so free without too much gears, especially the air compressor

Where can these tools be purchased?

Boy howdy, I started with a $25 12 piece graver set some widow sold me for $25 back in the 1980s. I also do scroll work in wood, particularly Vega style banjo heels. Wood can throw you some curves with the grain. Vega banjos were quickly carved on a dirty work bench so one dead give away that a Vega is fake is the fret board is too clean. A real Vega will have a bunch of scratches and gouges on the fret board, that have been partially sanded out when the final radius work is completed. There are other clues, but I am not giving away the keys for forging a vintage banjo. There is enough of that already.

That steep learning curve seemed pretty apparent the second I tried this and the graver under pressure of me pushing it jumped and skitted way too far oversshooting frequently Doing it all wrong i guess. I need to understand the geometry of making the gravers a little better. You make this look very easy as the cuts flow nicely. My crappy graver I made from an old file hangs up and jumps way too often.

Hello my name is Rob .i Really enjoyed your video and your skills .Is there a way i can ask you more questions about material and stuff ?do you have email .thx you very much 😎👍🙏

Does this type of engraving work on firearms?

Can I use a stick of tungsten for tig welding for a graver?

Okay

Hi I'm thinking about getting into engraving metals, plastics, and woods. What tools should I get because I have no idea what to begin with. Should I consider obtaining hand push, pneumatic, or electric engraving tools? Cost is a huge consideration because if I start doing it then down the road decide this isn't for me anymore I don't want like any more than 200 or 300 dollars in it. Any help would be appreciated.

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Making me dizzy!

More chatting, the beginning was good but the last half was silent. Big help

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