Leaning over, his eyes protected by goggles, Charles “Chuck” E. McManis’ hands move smoothly and in sync, a chisel in one hand and a gun in the other. He guides the humming chisel across the gun’s ...

It seems that the history of engraving has not been too far from the time when man discovered and used the metals. The ancient samples are being kept in the National Museum of Iran and other ones ...

Figure 23 depicts an engraving awl, which can be used to drill holes in wood, and incising tools, which are used for relief carving. Because bone and ivory are not always preserved in sites, they are ...