Making hand gravers from hardware store stuff

[@jameslochridge4265]

I enjoyed the humour and the fact you acknowledge there still exist sad people without tools.

[@douglarboy201]

I really appreciate that you didn't assume the everyone don't have access to stuff. That alone was worth a like and subscribe.

[@ShapingSilver]

Yeah, you can get a long way with simple things. Thanks for watching.

[@theseconddarrin3788]

I came to say the same thing. 👍

[@shaunhall960]

I really appreciate what you have done here. I just recently started my jewelry business and I don't have all the tools I would like. Making all these tools by hand makes it possible to start out with the basics and build your studio over time. This also teaches you valuable skills along the way which will only make you a better artist. I will be following your channel for the rest of my career. Thank you!

[@ICU-Witness]

Ohh man I LOVED this video!! For someone like myself starting kind off late in the game, it was nice to see someone supporting the mentality of a beginner. Thank you!

[@thomasf55]

This is my favorite video, because of the straight-faced Scandinavian humor. My Italian husband doesn't understand it, but I'm from Danish stock, and this makes me laugh. Thank-you.

[@ShapingSilver]

You're welcome. 😊

[@waelmansour3594]

Nice to do all things manually , sometimes we must back to old techniques and forget about machines. I love it much. Keep going same way . Thnx

[@ShapingSilver]

Thanks, will do!

[@fredford7642]

I really like your approach that the newbie doesn't have the various NEEDED items, but there are basic tools needed in every venture. But in many cases you have to improvise. As a side note......GREAT video! Thank you.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. :-) Yeah, you can the idea that you need all sorts of special tools for metal arts, but a skilled smith/machinist can make just about anything with saws, files and fire. Thanks for watching!

[@tdarons]

Hilarious…but I especially loved how you taught us all how to make everything from hand tools. When/if (gods forfend!) the apocalypse intensifies and we no longer have power sources we poor schmucks will appreciate knowing how to make weapons. Ahem I mean gravers out of home made stuff. Excellent! (I have subscribed!)

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Yeah, toolmaking is a neat skill in many situations. Especially for gold- and silversmithing where often need to modify or make custom tools. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😊

[@TheWaterboarders]

That was awesome! I nearly stopped watching when you mentioned the lathe, but glad I stuck with it. Loved the dry humour and demonstration how to make stuff from anything. Nice one. Off to watch the ball vice one now.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thanks you and thanks for watching. 😊

[@jawarden2006]

Brilliant video! Tons of good information with a wonderful balance of fun humour. Thank you!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! 😊

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Oliver I am a woodworker and you were recommended to me so I gave you a shot. Boy, am I glad that I did! I have been looking for a way to make my own engraver to add something different to the pieces I build. I love using metals with wood and I have a special jewelry box coming up and thought that before I buy the plate from an artist engraver friend of mine, I would try it for myself. Well, I will still buy the plate. Afterall she is the proffessional engraver and it will take a long time, if ever, before I am comfortable enough with a plate that I engraved to put it on a piece I have made. But, I love learning something knew and after 50 years of woodworking, this old gal could use a change. I have everything to make the handle and forge a blade, but you were so charming and funny,(and right) that not everyone has a shop full of tools, so I am going to do exactly what you did. It looks like a lot of fun and I'm always up for a challenge. I'm VERY interested in how you made the vise, so that will come first. Count me in as a new subscriber! Best of luck in all of your endeavors.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 I'm very glad to hear that it is of use. Yeah, I did make a video about the vise and hope that is useful to you too. Good luck with the project.

[@vogman]

Next time can you do a video for someone without all the fancy tools, like hammers, chisels and knives. I have a muddy stick and a Labrador (who usually has the stick). Please help. But otherwise, LOVED IT 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@ShapingSilver]

I'l think of someting! 🤣 Thanks buddy! I had a lot of fun making it.

[@heracliosilva3835]

I loved your atisan approach. This makes inspiring tools!! You really got to the point. It’s just a matter of time and skills. Thanks for such an encourageng video. Congrats.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊

[@alexgutierrez6746]

"What do you mean you don't have x, y & z?" 😂😂😂😂 By the time we came to the bench drill your face said everything. 😂😂😂😂 You have a good sense of humor! May Almighty God and his Holy Son bless you!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 Glad you enjoyed it.

[@silenthawk1503]

Thanks for the humour of your video , I really enjoyed this it put a smile on my face . again thanks from Chicago . Silent Hawk

[@ShapingSilver]

My pleasure! 😊

[@briamcrawford410]

I really like the videos, furniture making and selling for 50 years,the best chair s from former YUGOSLAVIA was made in beech wood. 30-40 years old still in use.i am learning engraving after doing gun repair on the side for 50 years. Thank you,BRIAM

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you! Nice. You can make hammer engraving chisels in much the same way. If you don't have it already, I recommend you get Meek's book "The art of engraving. Thanks for watching!

[@giwangpvcartslamp1349]

@@ShapingSilver can you make a video of a pneumatic engraving chisel knife from used / cheap materials? many have difficulty because their brand is very expensive

[@ShapingSilver]

@@giwangpvcartslamp1349 I would have to get a pneumatic engraving machine first and the odds of that are slim st the moment. Sorry.

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Just a little tip Oliver. When fitting a blade to a handle, you can heat the end to be inserted and burn a slot in by just pushing the red hot metal into the wood. So you don't mess with the tempering of the blade, do this before the final heat treatment. The blade should stay in the handle, but I always ad epoxy to the hole before final placement. This is how I put handles onto files, awls, and other tools.

[@ShapingSilver]

Good tips, thanks!

[@alierem4266]

Aim of this video us also to make aware and remind ppl that many tools needed are in fact under our hand (or can be borrowed from friends) to make tools. Afterall, craftsmanship is also trying our the hands to be creative and self sufficient. Excellent video.

[@ShapingSilver]

True. Thank you. 😊

[@lubub9088]

on amazon I bought set of engravers all kind of shape for very affordable price. Familiar I found cheap china chisels after re-shaping and heat treating works just perfect

[@ShapingSilver]

Yeah, it's a misconception that you can use gravers right out of the box. They need shaping and sharpening. Never heard of them not being heat treated though...

[@KieranShort]

Brilliant video, thanks! Love the humour. 🤣 I don't understand much about annealing, quenching, etc. so it's nice to get dinner explanation.

[@evieshore3270]

Kieran Short , I came to leave a comment and found you had beat me to saying" brilliant video " !

[@ShapingSilver]

Glad that you liked it!

[@csneigoski13]

Hands down my favorite tutorial out there. Thank you!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you, I appreciate that! 😊

[@buckshotvinny8746]

Great vid....great teacher...awesome sense of humor...thanks!

[@ShapingSilver]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@powerup3005]

I expected the joke to get old fast but no, it got funnier each time

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Appreciate it. 😊

[@viv5645]

Hahaha - I love this, very topical too, stabbed my hand on a (blunt) graver just yesterday. Great instructions for those of us working the old fashioned way (without the fancy equipment), many thanks for the video, the time and the content

[@allanthompson9695]

Great tutorial. Very educational and entertaining and fun. Learnt a lot. Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Great to hear. :-)

[@netcreativedesigns]

I love this! When I decided I wanted to flush set and needed gravers, I then discovered that none of the things that I had already purchased for various other things worked. I wish I would have seen this before I attempted to polish my Onglette graver side’s because it would have saved my poor graver. I think it’s ok but I may have made it a little too thin with the Diamond polisher

[@ShapingSilver]

I'm happy that it of use to you. 😊

[@bilalahmedbhatti3097]

You r great. Love Ur teaching method. Laugh and teach. Plz continue these teachings coming. :)

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you, I'll do my best. :-)

[@stevenmccrickard1401]

New sub, thanks for the content. I found your video interesting informative and entertaining. I like your teaching style and look forward to watching more from your channel.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 I hope to find some time soon to make some videos...

[@TheKeishana]

Love this guy .So darn hilarious AND practical. What's that oil like substance you rubbed on the metal please?.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. That is Engraving Transfer Wax. It can be used to transfer pencil drawings to the metal, or you draw directly on/in it. Thanks for watching!

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

I'm am currently making one now. Got the metal shaped hardend and tempered. Now I'm working on the handle. I'm using Chakte viga (Paela) wood for the handle and a piece of copper pipe for the ferrule. I don't have enough silver lol.

[@alierem4266]

For furrell, any junk yard or hardware store will have different size, quite inexpensive. Any timber suits, if unable to follow choice woods. Flat metal files are plentiful at garage sales abd 2nds markets very cheap.

[@DanielM4171]

Very nice walk through 😊 Thank you ... now I am off to the workshop 😁

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Have fun, it's a fun litte project.

[@ronwalsh]

Loved this video. Entertaining as well as informative. Luckily, I do have grinders and a drill press. No lathe, but a drill press turned sideways is a kind of lathe.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 You can make stuff with very few tools, but they help! 😁

[@johnkemas7344]

I was waiting for you to say" What, you don't have paper towels?"" Since I have my wood lathe, bench grinder etc I'll just them them and skip the old way!! I've worked too hard in my life to scrimp and save so I could buy those tools!! Great video!

[@ShapingSilver]

*LOL* I should have done that. Yeah, I'm pretty happy with my collection of tools, but we all have to start somewhere. Thanks for watching!

[@jessehemphill9406]

I’m dying 😂 too many funny things it got funnier as you went

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

Nice, I also found some blue steel pin stock and some white steel dowel. (At least its labeled white steel so I'll assume it is) Along with a few sheets of bronze and brass. I'm going to make my own metal work graver and make some bronze and brass makers mark medallions to go on my larger wood working projects. Thank you for this video.

[@antonioranzo2859]

Just three words: professional, clear and sympathetic (from Italy)

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you very much. 😊

[@rootvalue]

Hard to find creators with immediately loveable personalities. Jumping on board for more videos.

[@ShapingSilver]

I apprised it. 😊 Thank you.

[@old_shupshe]

Ok. When you pulled out the hand drill I lost it. Good one!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊

[@thijsrikkerink6333]

Luckily I do have a bench grinder and drill press, also i've used the drill press as a sort of lathe which works really well for non-precision small parts. So if you need to use a lathe but only have a drill press, consider it I'd say.

[@mikealman9259]

Laugh and Learn, The best combination.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you! :-)

[@aaronslife4635]

Hardware stores outside of Australia sell hardwood Dowel right? Much easier than having to round a square piece of wood. Also, some wet and dry sand paper against a pane of glass can get you a cheap sharpening "stone".

[@ShapingSilver]

Round stock!? And save hours of whittling? What's the fun in that? 🤣 Actually hard wood dovels are not a standard thing here. It's all pine unless you buy hand rails in ø50mm. Yeah, that would be a good alternative. Have a good one!

[@MamsterJay]

i love your humor its so funny Thank you

[@pedroelcubano1]

What you mean you don't have this?..... Jajaja.. Great video buddy.. Funny but Very encouraging for people without resources.... 2 thumbs up for you

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you very much! Sometimes I find myself thinking 'if only I had this tool, then I could do...', when there often is a less involved path. Thanks for watching.

[@pedroelcubano1]

Awesome. Thanks for replying

[@daviddouglas4200]

Ah, thank you i use an old lipstick ( donated by Daughter ! ) & for polishing the graver i find diamond emery boards from the Ladies shop ideal. For metal to make the graving tools I use lathe tools, or all hard hacksaw blades .These are not as hard as lathe tools but if nothing else... Annealing,-- if you obtain a piece of steel say 6 mm thick by 100mm long heat to dull red then place the tool on the steel & watch the color. When the correct color is reached quench in oil or water -- vertical ( or the steel tool can bend ) hope this is of interest.

[@MegaRiffraff]

😂👍🏻 I’ve got a couple lathes and a few grinders, but I don’t have one of those fancy plastic circle ⭕️ makin thingy’s 😢

[@ShapingSilver]

Well, there's always that next tool we want. 🤣 Thanks for watching!

[@ulisesbustoso]

Super claro y divertido tu aporte, te felicito.

[@rajusoni3217]

Very nice work brother ji 🌹🌹❤❤🌹🌹👌👌👍

[@2OO_OK]

That was funny as hell. Well done.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊

[@EM-cg4iy]

I have only the jewelry tools, none of the other stuff. Thank you for this!

[@ShapingSilver]

You're welcome. I know that a lot of people don't and while most of this was made for fun, it also shows how you can make gravers, burnishers, scibers, setting tools etc. with really simple means. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@victorymike88]

“Not the copper tube cutting channel!” 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@ShapingSilver]

No, it isn't! ;-) Thanks for watching!

[@SheranSimo]

Thank you! I enjoyed your video (and the comic relief)!

[@ShapingSilver]

Glad to hear that. 😊

[@moisesgomez5593]

Muchas gracias maestro Jedi, este es el tipo de video que he estado buscando. Brillante trabajo❤

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you! 😊

[@Gunsgame1966]

Love the subtle comedy

[@shirleymalar304]

I LOVED This!!! Thank you!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 You're most welcome.

[@gretchens5616]

Love this guy!

[@marcsenteney3160]

Well done sir! Hand crafted all the way! Well most of the way! 😂 very nice job.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Yes, well, I did machine polish the silver, didn't I. :-) Thanks for watching.

[@robertschaeffer5861]

Thanks for the inspiration and the video.

[@ShapingSilver]

Your most welcome!

[@kamakshaiah]

Very nice video done with basic tools in a way it is possible to everyone....

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊

[@DeWoodyard]

I get nostalgic for my days in a jeweler's supply house. - Gallup, NM - US

[@ShapingSilver]

Any good stories from there?

[@askesnabelvand3327]

Det er fandeme i orden! Jeg har sjældent grint så meget, samtidigt med at lave mine egne redskaber! Jeg er hooked!!!! Du er fantastisk!

[@ShapingSilver]

Tak skal du have. 😊

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

As much as I would love to whittle my own handle, I can be a bit lazy and plan to make my first one with resin

[@ShapingSilver]

Oh, that could be really cool. I might try that...

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

@@ShapingSilver I like to create little forest scenes in mine. Like mosses, flowers, gemstones, shells,glitters, alcohol inks, and other natural elements. I'm going to make a sculptey handle, then cast into a custom silicone mold to add the other elements. I use uv resin to hold the fragile floatable objects in place before doing the main pour/ pours

[@ShapingSilver]

@@mixedmediaartgirl300 I would love to see that. Sounds amazing.

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

@@ShapingSilver I have a bunch of beauties on I n s t a if you look up mixedmediaartgirl! Took me a while to get good, but that uv resin is my not so secret weapon!!! I hope you do end up making one, they're fun. Whatever you do, make sure all your inclusions are bone dry or they will eventually break down and become moldy or ugly. For the tiny mushrooms, I just grab some enoki mushrooms (long skinny white shroomies) from the supermarket and dry them out on a window screen with a fan. Happy crafting and thank you for putting some knowledge on us newbies!

[@haahnbalghan6556]

You are a genius! I subscribed!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Appreciate it. 😊

[@jakematic]

That was _awesome_ , especially the look on your face by the drill press ! But what if I don't have some of those things like maybe gravity ? :^)

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. :-) If you make gravers in zero G, you have to wear a mask (get it in the hardware store) so you don't breath, filings, wood chips, small rocks etc. 😷 🤣

[@abrumarci]

A tutorial definitely worth watching! So much to learn from it.

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

What tool is used for engraving fine lines in wood. My wood carving chisels are Far to big for fine work.

[@ShapingSilver]

A chip-carving knife or kiridashi could be good choices. But, I guess it depends on what you are trying to do.

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

@@ShapingSilver thanks for the advice. I was lucky and found an old set of wood carvers fine detail chisels in my late father's things. The small V chisel seems to do the trick. I'm just carving light flourish designs on some cocobolo and indian ebony crystal ball stands I'm making.

[@daviddouglas4200]

Hi ,What is it you smear on the metal plate before marking with a pencil ( at 10.50 ) thanks.

[@ShapingSilver]

That is engraver's wax. It makes the pencil drawing a bit less likely to smear/ rub away. Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@fredbrooks8347]

I really appreciate your approach to not having certain tools. I have all you listed BUT so many makers do a disservice the craft by not showing or at lest telling people there are other ways. I do understand in some cases you have to have the tool but as they say, “there are more ways to skin a cat”. Never understood that. Who would want to skin a cat?

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊 Yeah, you can make a lot of stuff with basic tools. People often forget that. And it's fun to go old-school sometimes. Well, cats make nice mitts. 😉🤣

[@Kurokubi]

3:04 lol at that point, I'd just put it in a power drill (the one with the adjustable three pronged chuck) and sand it that way. 3:54 also, if youre wondering if you properly annealed the piece of steel, properly annealed high carbon steel with file easily (like in the video) improperly annealed high carbon steel, where it either didn't get hot enough or it cooled too quickly, will still be *hard* and the file will most likely just skate across the surface of the metal without really doing anything. I don't know if there's a video about annealing on this channel or not, but there are plenty elsewhere on youtube.

[@ShapingSilver]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, and for the reasone I haven't done a video dedicate to heat treating. I have few videos where it is included, but as part of the toolmaking process. Thanks for watching.

[@vboutlaw6537]

What do ya mean you don't have a lathe? An actual "beginners" video here and it got me to subscribe!

[@ShapingSilver]

Welcome aboard. 😁

[@necrofundatime1062]

Many many thanks for the information and laughter

[@ShapingSilver]

You're welcome. 😊

[@amondadsersen7981]

Jeg har ikke ord for, hvor fedt det er at se en video som denne! Du er super god!

[@ShapingSilver]

Tak! 😊

[@100oracle]

Great video! Subscribed!

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. 😊

[@TheIntermont]

You should check out the Toolbox Initiative channel. Lots of video of African jewelers using a bare minimum of equipment.

[@ShapingSilver]

I know the toolbox initiative, it is very sobering when it come to what tools you need. I try to make my toolmaking videos reflect, that you can get a long way with simple tools. But what can I say, I'm a tool addict. :-) Thanks for watching!

[@Trapezius8oblique]

Haha great video well done

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you! 😊

[@traumerinfreierwildbahn1136]

Nice one. I cant wait to see your next video

[@ShapingSilver]

Me neither. *LOL* Thanks for watching!

[@patrickhance7211]

Like your style my friend 😁

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@sydniwilliam4764]

I appreciate the humor. I’ve been trying to learn engraving from KZbin university and the humor in this how-to video is refreshing. Don’t change!

[@slavayorish4836]

Thank you for the humor. Good work!BTW, have you ever seen 8000 grit arkanzas stone sold in a hardware store? 😉

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. Yes, we all need a laugh now and then. Well.. erm.. I... you know... so... Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@slavayorish4836]

@@ShapingSilver Merry Christmas 🎅

[@zenongarnek7020]

Nice. This one was made of Beech wood. :-)

[@ShapingSilver]

Yeah, turned out quite well after all the carving, I think. :-) Thanks for watching!

[@briamcrawford410]

Good video thank you

[@Heterandria4mosa]

I have a lathe she just goes to a different school.

[@ericschulze5641]

Can't get chisels like that at a hardware store in the US, only short crappy plastic handled junk

[@ShapingSilver]

Sorry to hear that. We can still get the good Swedish and German tools, among the crappy cheap Chinese stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@ericschulze5641]

@ShapingSilver we can get good ones online but nothing good a hardware stores

[@leeleebinojer4517]

Good 👍👍

[@artea2fusion]

genial muito boa a ideia e o video parabens

[@ShapingSilver]

Obrigado e obrigado por assistir!

[@lordeverybody872]

This isn't the copper tube cutting Channel

[@ShapingSilver]

No, it is not. ;-)

[@سعیدفراز-ض9ر]

👌👌👌👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@omkeshsrinivas8344]

Nice job

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you. :-)

[@roblynch2809]

Love it

[@ShapingSilver]

Thank you! 😊

[@machfiver753]

Amazeballs work on that graver btw . Couple of quasi questions regarding my limited knowledge of tempering steel and not meant as a troll. Doesn't heating it with a torch took it turns the color you want only case harden the steel (aka only harden the outside surface and doesn't penetrate the temper all the way through the blade). To properly temper the steel it should be heated in something like a toaster oven for a couple of hours at the temperature you're wanting at least once if not twice? Or does that not apply when the steel is so small and thin to begin with? And if you're torch tempering then it's better to start heating the blade behind the tip and gradually playing the flame towards the tip and removing the heat when it's close to the tip so as not to overheat the tip which is thinner. If done properly you'll see the color glide up to the end after you've removed the heat.

[@Heterandria4mosa]

unwarranted advice passed off as a question with the sole intent of showing off your "limited knowledge"

[@arelgr9407]

... and a completely handmade flat graver chisel was made.

[@klebsartstudios]

GRS carbide graver: $15. Handle: $10 Done.

[@ShapingSilver]

That sounds more like the shopping channel than KZbin. ;-) Thanks for watching.

[@indianapowerclean4519]

theses handles are about 3 dollars online

[@ShapingSilver]

Yeah, well, that’s KZbin for you… Just make things because it is fun. ;-)

[@paulklee5790]

One day, the power will go off.....

[@berlinat]

loL ! Thanks for the tips.

[@ShapingSilver]

You're welcome and thanks for watching. :-)

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, very nice! Wood oil? What kind of crap is that? :) :) :)

[@ShapingSilver]

No idea, it's for table tops and smells like dead dog... I went and got some "Danish oil" afterwards. Not sure if it is made from real Danes. 🤣

[@torbjornahman]

@@ShapingSilver Ah ok! If something is dane-ish.... it can't be the real thing, can it? :) :)

[@ShapingSilver]

@@torbjornahman that's because they are not allowed to make it from real Danes anymore. 🤣

[@n0z1t25]

hey dude, im danish he´s danish and you´r swedish, a nice mix

[@hephaestushymeryos932]

super I like

[@genkidama7385]

8:58 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@arokiasamyanthony5371]

V. Nice

[@donbarile8916]

ya, but I don't have a hardware store. ?

[@ShapingSilver]

*LOL* Then you need to do some first principle work. ;-)

[@ВиталийРадзиховский-з6у]

👍👍

[@bappachoudhary9212]

Lovely