Beginning Engraving with Tira March 2019

Tira teaches sharpening
Tira Mitchell
Students at Precision Bench Studio
Student Engraving

Beginning Engraving gets you started with modern engraving tools and a microscope.  Learn new techniques and improve the quality of your work!  Skills apply to working with gold, silver or steel.

Tira introduces students to hand engraving with EnSet Hand Engraving systems and Leica microscopes.  In class, you learn to shape and sharpen many gravers including:

  • a 90 degree graver,
  • a 110 degree graver,
  • a flat,
  • a round and
  • an onglette.

In addition to gravers, you will make stippling and background texture tools.  Tira also goes over transfer techniques, tips on holding/blocking your work, the basics of cutting scrolls, and easy border patterns.

Tira tailors projects for jewelers and hand engravers to student’s needs & abilities.

Beginning Engraving comes with 2 mentoring credits for follow-up with the instructor.  Live, on-line sessions help you retain skills and refine techniques.

Precision Bench designs 2-day weekend classes to be intensive and personalized experiences that enhance skills while accommodating your schedules. Conveniently located in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which is close to Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and multiple major airports.

To apply, contact Rob Mitchell at Rob@PrecisionArtistry.com.

Tira Mitchell
Tira started engraving in 1994 working on Motorcycles in Fairfield, California. Inspired by Master Engravers through the Firearm Engravers Guild of America, Tira expanded her work to firearms, musical instruments, knives, jewelry and a host of unique projects.  She has lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania since 1999. In 2008, Tira began teaching others to hand...
Beginning Engraving with Tira March 2019
$550.00
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Includes Registration and Bench Fees

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