[Jewelry making - Article 00884] - Re: [Orchid] Correct angle to sharpen gravers

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James Miller -

    you said - "I have about fifty different shaped scorpers, these are
    all ground for different purposes." 

    and my question is - can you give any guidance for what grinding or
    shaping is effective for different purposes? I have the traditional
    square and lozenge gravers/scorpers, as well as U shaped ones - but
    they are all just cut to fit my hand size, and then sharpened to
    whatever angle I end up with, approximating the angle provided when
    purchased. 

    The main things I use them for are cleaning up bezels and carving /
    engraving lines, (altho not engraving names, etc.) or carving a
    design into sheet or a block of metal. 

    ...hoping to improve my graver usage... 

Ivy
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