Many thanks! :-) Just a little fun..

Thank you so much! Very cool you like it.. it´s part of a 10 minute instruction video for the pearl inlay.. Maybe I´ll upload the soundrack only to my website :-)

I take that as a compliment :-) Thanks for watching!

Not yet, but I´m going to make a pearl inlay for the holes at the back of the knife as well.. they are just as disturbing, and I´m thinking to record a longer video if it is interest for it? :-) It´s a very time consuming process, but I would try to make it short, but informative.. Thanks for watching! :-)

Muchas gracias! :-)

Many thanks! :-) Yea this is the video format! But a challenge to try making ok videos in portrait mode too.. it all has its charm, but no doubt a lot easier this way :-) Glad you noticed the music too!

Thanks a lot for watching, and keep watching as much as you want ;-) It´s always fun to compose some music for the videos too, but a little frustrating with all the different formats and length available for the different social medias.. not that I have to, but.. :-) Anyway, thank you!

Thank you very much Joerg! :-) It´s a lot of fun, but also a little "stress" as I have to be so concentrated at all time.. one little slip and it´s ruined.. The pearl can be replaced, but a bad scratch in the steel is worse.. but you know all about it with what you do :-) Thanks for watching!

Many thanks and thanks for watching! :-) They’re highly recommended: www.artcotools.com/products/mini-ceramic-super-stones

Oh I would not dare to set it like a stone or like metal inlay.. MoP is very fragile and now it´s only 0,8 mm thick.. and I have to sand a little more, so any little hit before it´s set would break it. Thanks a lot for watching :-)

Many thanks! :-) To be honest I don’t know anyone done it by hand either, but I’m sure there are some.. I don’t dare thinking about all the time and how extremely accurate.. has to be super concentrated at all time. A little slip and I’m f… but fun! :-)

Thanks, with all the work it definitely feels real :-) Still got a little adjustment to do, so even yet not finished :-) Thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot :-)

Many thanks! :-) It´s a while since I did that one.. still have the dial to do :-) But it´s a keeper. Thanks for watching! :-)

hehe thanks a lot :-) Yea I had a powerful movie trailer in mind.. just for the fun of it :-) So many boring engraving videos, so doesn't hurt to try to spice it up a little.. but for sure some take it too seriously :-)

It truly is.. thanks a lot for watching :-)

Thanks a lot for watching! :-) Yea, it used to be the same for me, but Affinity Designer changed all that for me.. so much more effective to do it this way on the iPad :-) Still try to have as little nodes as possible.. even the pen often makes more nodes than you need, and always good to clean up some after. :-) Glad you liked it!

Thank you very much! :-) Just having fun with it.. I changed a clip at last minute and see I forgot to edit the colors on it, but.. :-) Thanks for watching and the likes! :-)

I’m not sure if anyone can or would be willing to continue my art, but there are many really great hand engraving artists out there so I’m sure there will be many, even a lot better. :-) Even before, now and after! Thanks for watching and commenting! :-)

It takes time for sure, but very fun learning. Full of mistakes, but first hand experience and know what I have to do better next time is always good :-)

@@engraverhand Tengo el mismo espíritu que tú muestras, siempre aprender y mejorar 👍

@@millionmilesman That is the way :-)

It´s the Lindsay Ceramic bench stone with Natural Diamond Graver Polish for mirror polishing the gravers: airgraver.com/sharpening.htm

Many thanks! :-) I´m using the BenchJewel ArtGraver for all this project.. both engraving and setting, and for the geometry on the graver it´s about 60 degree onglette Lindsay template. Normally I would use a Carbalt graver, but this is really gummy and hard steel, so after a lot of testing I have found the M48 with a tiny tiny heel to hold up better.. also making the face about 55 degrees :-) Hope that helps!

Thank you very much! :-) Fun someone is noticing the music too! :-) Probably a little on thin ice with artistry setting stones.. learning and having fun with it, but think it will come handy some day with the engraving art :-)

Many thanks Truls! :-) The ring I engraved for you is probably one of my best work yet.. so looking forward to the next project :-)

Hi and thanks for watching! :-) Yes I have.. it’s true it’s been a little while since I have been able to use it since it’s been so hot here, and the laser is in my other workshop.. anyway, I have another video here on RU-vid where I was making a guitar pick and the lines I transferred there were a lot thinner and nice to hand engrave after. Have a look for that video and you will see :-) But I can’t remember the settings just now.. :-)

Do you mind posting the link to that video, I can’t seem to find it. Thanks!

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@@engraverhand thank you. How thin can the laser engraver engrave on a metal?

@@ASkobiDesigns I would say very thin and light.. but I can´t say exact how thin.I have not played so much with it yet, but a lot more thin for covering the line with hand engraving. But keep in mind you are not able to remove any metal with a diode laser.. :-)

There is several ways to transfer a design to the object, and not really a quick and good explanation as there is many things that can go wrong or to take care of.. but the method I use the most is make sure I have the design at the right size. I use Affinity Designer for this, then I flip the design horizontal and print it with a laser printer (note not all laser printers do work) on parchment paper. Then I use a mix of damar varnish and zippo gasoline on the object and wait till it´s almost dry and then burnish the design on the object. :-)

@@engraverhand muchas gracias, creí que lo hacías con Adobe Illustrator.

@@aurum574 No, I like Affinity Designer much better, but you can use illustrator, Affinity Photo or any similar program :-)

@@engraverhand thanks, I start learning Affinity

@aurum574 Cool! :-) I really like Affinity! :-)

hehe many thanks! :-) I do my best. Thanks for watching!

Hi :-) Correct, no black. It sometimes depends a little on the light and the metal. This is 416 stainless.. You see it’s getting dark while making the dots.. but if I turn it or take it out in a different light, the effect is not as good from every angle. That is how bulino dots often work. Try experimenting with light and white background. :-) Thanks for watching!

I don’t think Jesus has anything to do with it, but thanks a lot and I’m happy to share and help if I can. :-) Hopefully I do something right :-)

@@engraverhand Love it!! 😊

Thanks a lot, glad you like it and thanks for watching! :-) Keep at it and you will be there before you know.. Not as hard as it looks, just have fun with it! :-)

Many thanks! :-) I’m always thinking it can be better, but always do the best I can. At this small size the naked eye is not able to see all the details, and that’s not the point either, but I do believe it does change the overall look and impression when looking at it. If not I’m just wasting a lot of time :-)

Just trying my best :-) It´s hard to beat the Classic, but fun trying the BenchJewel for this project. The graver is the same M48 116 degree with 45 degree face I always use :-)

Many thanks, but I feel I need more practice with this graver.. :-) Anyway, the width is 7 mm and design about 5 mm :-) Finger size I don’t know..

I have always used Carbalt.. but Carbalt is a little fragile.. I haven’t tried yet but I guess M48 should be fine too, but this one have lasted for years and still have some years to go :-) Others might have other favorites..

@@engraverhand Thank you 🤩

Thanks a lot :-)

Thanks! :-) This is the small Les Schowe Gold Inlay and Undercut template.. but I’m now just resharpening it by the eye and feel, but still really like this template for many other things :-)

So fine work

@@millionmilesman Many thanks :-)

Thank you! :-) Yea I do.. first outline, then passing over with a little more narrow V with a tiny tiny flat on the tip and then using the flat to remove background. Sometimes I skip the more narrow V and use the 116 very close to the edge, but try not touching.. :-)

@@engraverhand Whoa, that was a lot more than I asked for. Thank you so much ☺☺

Many thanks! :-) Not so cool to engrave this gummy thing, but.. anyway the border scribe is a tool I bought from Lindsay. You should find it on www.airgraver.com and accessories I think.. if they are still available :-)

Thanks for always support! :-)

Thanks a lot! :-) BenchJewel ArtGraver with 116/45 sharpening. :-)

Many thanks for watching! :-) I saw you on the live engraving stream the other day, but didn’t spent the time to take on and off my glasses.. but I’ll be back :-)

@@engraverhand Gracias Marius, no por favor, no debías interrumpir tu trabajo. Hace un par de horas te envié por email reseña del soplete que pienso es muy aconsejable. Otra alternativa es el llamado Little Torch, americano.

@@millionmilesman Always fun to talk with people when doing live.. but was a little tired the other day. Anyway, thanks about the torch video! I’ll watch it closely tomorrow! :-) Appreciate it! :-)

That is a good question. :-) I know it’s stainless steel but that’s all I know.. I’m guessing it’s 300 series because it’s very hard and gummy to engrave. Not very pleasant but possible.. if you are looking for something I would look for Stainless steel 400 series or titanium grade 2.. a lot more fun to engrave :-)

Most definitely! :-) I was thinking to change but just got carried away.. next time I guess I should start with the microscope. :-)

Just uploaded a microscope view short.. :-)

Of course! Thank you for watching! :-)

Thank you very much sir! :-) Everything is possible, but keep in mind that watch engraving is some of the more difficult and time consuming.. but feel free to contact me by email: engraverhand@gmail.com and provide as much information as possible, also photos and I will get back to you as soon as possible :-)

@@engraverhandfantastic, thank you for the quick answer! I’ll email you!

Many thanks! :-) It’s something my dentist gave me.. they probably use it for scratching out your fillings, but I cut it and sharpened it :-) Works great!

@@engraverhand ha ha fantastic 🦷🔧 Thank you 🤩

Many thanks! Just updated the info..Lindsay BenchJewel ArtGraver with the 116 degree and 45 degree face graver I use for most.. :-)

@@engraverhand maybe is it more ease for finest control? This graver is less expensive, do you recommend? Thanks

Of course with a classic you have more adjustments, but with a little practice with your foot it’s not difficult to have fine control at all and yes it’s a lot cheaper. It’s also very normal to use it in stone setting and jewelry. Yes I can recommend it 100% I got it to have on my jewelry bench in my other workshop and I love it :-)

Many thanks :-)

@@engraverhand really ultra fine work !!!

Thanks again and for looking :-) Hopefully soon I´ll do some more..

Oh thanks a lot for watching! :-) Yea I try to make music for most of my videos.. not working professionally with music anymore, but having fun with it and extra cool when someone likes the music too :-)

Yea the crucible was glazed well with borax and cooled down before usage and had a nice surface.. also used borax along the way.. but still didn’t get it hot enough I think.. I’ll be looking for a propane/oxygen setup and a better torch.. thanks for your comment and tips. :-)

@@engraverhand Well, maybe it is not enough temperature. The torch I work with is the “swiss torch” named in USA