Friday, April 29, 2011

Engraving Industry

By Duncan Bakshmidt


Engraving is the practice of incising a design on a flat surface to portray a particular symbol or image. The common material that is used for engravings are; glass, Different kinds of metal, wood, gold, silver, copper, and other kinds of metals. Also, in history, engraving is a very important tool since it's a method that is use to provide images in the paper, both in artistic printmaking and commercial reproduction and illustration for books and magazines.


This method of glass engraving is considered a lost art form today with each engraved piece truly unique and different. Carborundum wheel engraving offers a distinctive look. Every cut is deep etched by hand with precession into the glass creating detail and sharpness that offers a much cleaner look to the finished piece opposed to the sandblasting. A larger format CNC engraving machine is designed for larger and high volume industrial work.

As my interest in engraving grew, I discovered that engraving was suddenly becoming preferred once again thanks to the invention of laptop or computer controlled engraving machines. I decided I'd also use this web site to document interest details regarding the entire topic of engraving, from antiques towards the newest techniques for example laser engraving and water jet cutting.

In addition, there are engraving machines. They are usually used for lettering, using a pantographic system. There are versions for the insides of rings and also the outsides of larger pieces.

The tools being used in engraving are specialized tools. These tools have different sizes and functions as well. They are still available in the market even though there are already some advanced machines but other people still prefer to do it manually.

The earliest allusion to engraving in the Bible may perhaps be the reference to Judah 's seal ring (Ge 38:18), followed by (Ex 39.30). Engraving was frequently done with pointed tools of iron or even with diamond points. (Jer 17:1).

In antiquity , the only engraving on metal that could be carried out is evident in the shallow grooves found in some jewelry after the beginning of the 1st Millennium B.C.

Although the original laser engraving systems were big, cumbersome, complicated to run and keep, today's systems have evolved into machines which can be simple to learn, operate, and take care of.

In our generation today, engraving has eventually been replaced by photography for the reason that it's difficult to learn the technique. But the traditional engraving is still continuously being practice by goldsmiths, glass engraver, gunsmith, wood maker, and others.




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