[Jewelry making - Article 00915] - Re: [Orchid] Old English

[Chris Hackett]

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    I have always known this graver as a spit stick but it is also known
    as an onglette graver. I mainly use it for pulling up grains and
    cutting between them. The bull stick which is an oval graver I use
    occasionally to open out holes. It is ground and sharpened at an
    acute angle to from a kind of C shape on the side. This then allows
    you to use the side for cutting. I find this useful when setting old
    cut diamonds or stones. They are not very often particularly round.
    Incidentally I also use a round edge graver sharpened in the same
    way. This gives me a smaller version of the ball stick which is good
    for smaller stones and is great for cutting bearings. You can get a
    very snug fit. I don't often use them, but it was the way I was
    taught and I still resort back to them for these odd shaped stones.

Chris

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