Engraving

A recently engraved metal medallion surrounded by chisels, gouges, and a rotary tool.

How Do I Fix Engraving Mistakes? Fixes for Different Materials

It can happen so quickly. One or two seconds of distraction is all it takes. Before you realize what has happened, your engraving tool has veered off course, you’ve misspelled a word, added the wrong date, engraved too deep, or committed another serious blunder.  The possibilities for engraving errors are nearly endless, and they can …

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On the left, a hand engraving and numerous chisels. On the right, a laser engraving a feather pattern.

Hand Engraving vs. Machine Engraving: Which Is Better?

Engraving items yourself is a terrific way to add personal touches to gifts, customize home-crafted or store-bought objects, and to provide identification on personal belongings.  Before getting started on your engraving journey, you have a decision to make: to pursue hand-engraving techniques or more modern machine engraving. What’s the difference between hand engraving and machine …

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Woman using a rotary tool to engrave a glass bottle.

What Items Can Be Engraved?

We’re all familiar with the sweet, heartfelt inscriptions professionally engraved on items such as wedding bands and lockets.  In the not-so-distant past, it was customary for a company to gift at retirement a wrist or pocket watch engraved with the employee’s name, years of service, and the company logo. While fewer companies today may be …

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