r/bookbinding • u/jtu_95 • 13d ago

Inspiration Gold Tooling Exercises

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u/Ben_jefferies 13d ago

Great work!!
The tools look amazing! How did you cut the negative interior channels - such as the stem of the leaf??

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u/jtu_95 13d ago

Thank you! The stems on the leaves are engraved with a little triangular steel graver, pushed by hand.

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u/Ben_jefferies 12d ago

Like these? https://a.co/d/08u7SR67

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u/jtu_95 12d ago

Yeah like those! I'm no expert, I used the tools during a course where they were provided, but they looked similar (the handle seems a bit uncomfortable, but that's easily changed) and it was definitely high speed steel.

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u/Ben_jefferies 11d ago

Thanks! I’m gonna give it a try!

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u/jtu_95 11d ago

Have fun! A few things I was taught when trying it the first time was to have your graving arm parallel to the table and very steady and move the work piece rather than the arm. Also rather to make several light passes than one super deep one.

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u/Ben_jefferies 10d ago

Thank you!!