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JAMES MEEK'S BEGINNER'S KIT

Mfr:BROWNELLS
Status:In Stock

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Basic Engraver Set Selected By Author Of Art of Engraving

We asked James B. Meek, author of The Art Of Engraving for his recommendations. This is what he wrote: "Perhaps 90% of all the scroll work in engraving can be done with the following tools". Point Graver No. 4 will cut most scrolls. Fine detail is cut with 0 Point. Knife No. 2 is also for detail. The Square is perhaps the most widely used, can also be sharpened as a point, or a chisel, Flat Nos. 36 and 37, and Round Nos. 50 and 54 are needed for lettering on high relief. Kit contains: Point - Nos. 0 and 4; Square - (2) GlenSteel Blanks; Flat - Nos. 36 and 39; Knife - No. 2; Round - Nos. 50 and 54. 9 gravers total.

SPECS: Approximately 4-3/8" (11.1cm) long. Shank tapers from 3/16" (4.8mm) to 1/16" (1.6mm). Blanks are 4" (10.2cm) long. Steel.

Catalog page 394