Kind of stupid question , but I can not figure out the best way.
I received graver blades and handles for them with just little drilled spot mark where to set. Should I drill the hole, what size so the graver will set securely into handle?
And how I can push the graver into without any damage to blade?
Lana, First adjust the graver length to suit your hand size, then drill about an inch into the handle, then grip the graver in a bench vise and finally tap the handle onto the blade with a mallet. I see that you are in the USA, are you referring to what us in the UK call scorpers if so I have attached some blade prep. photos.
Ones again, thank you James!
Of course, vise! My scorpers (spell check disagrees ) have the setting curve about half of inch, so I don't need to drill the whole inch.
I just bought two small ones, flat and onglette, to test how it is.
As a little extra, something I learned when taught to set stone that has remained. Have a dedicated cloth available (to wipe the oil residue from the scorper if you have used an Arkansas - or equivolent, stone) and some ultra fine grit (2200) paper for cleaning the mega micro pieces of metal that appear also from sharpening. A wood block, is suggested by Hanuman over at Ganoskin if you don't want to be faffing around with grit papers.
Thanks, guys.
I even did not go for shaping and sharpening yet. I bought two new gravers shaped just to know how they are originally shaped, since I've never seen them before. I have three stone sharpener I use for kitchen knives (80 grit alum. oxide, 220grit diamond,380 grit ceramic- used the most) , and buffing wheel for sharpening with coarse grit wheel (I can buy fine in hardware store).
I have posted this before, but for anyone who is interested, I always re harden and temper my scorpers after shortening and shaping them.
I prepared a photo sheet that shows the process. Sorry to those who have already seen this.
Bookmarks