Engraving technique

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There’s a big thread about my technique kicking around in 2 parts:

Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World

Before we begin: Currency Image Use – Reproducing Color Illustrations of U.S. Currency Federal law permits color illustrations of U.S. currency only under the following conditions: the illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of the item illustrated; the illustration is one-sided; and all negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices and any other…

Settings for 1/8 Baltic birch engraving (and cutting)

People want to know about the settings I ended up on here: It was done in Baltic birch non pg ply Speed 600 Power 80 Vary power 225 LPI As a bonus, I cut at 220/Full (pro) (These cut settings really are subjective and only apply to this specific batch of baltic birch. I have long since moved to a test-first method: anytime I get a new batch of BB ply I test a piece to dial that particular batch in. I’ve had some that 220/full wouldn’t have been reliable, so now I always test. For more…