Basic Engraving
Learn Engraving Fundamentals and Core Skills
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October 27 - 31 with Rick Eaton
Course Description
This course teaches basic hand engraving skills quickly in a friendly and organized surrounding. Using GRS tools, students study and execute fundamental engraving cuts on a variety of metals.
This curriculum includes a special series of training plates precisely marked with designs that build confidence and accuracy as students engrave them.
This system speeds learning and overcomes the beginning artwork challenge. Each class is built around the instructor’s professional experience, giving each attendee personal access to a wealth of practical knowledge.
This course provides a skilled foundation for other specialized GRS courses.
Learning Objectives
- Correct setup of each person’s workstation
- How to operate common classroom tools
- Theory and practice of basic tool sharpening
- Shaping gravers; bench grinder operation
- Metal preparation before engraving
- Layout and design of scrolls and borders
- Transferring designs to metal
- Executing straight and curved engraving cuts
- Shading techniques, background treatments
- Effective use of the rotary handpiece
- How to engrave block and script letters
- Introduction to gold inlay
- Workholding fixtures and devices
- Business practices and pricing your work
Prerequisites
None.
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