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Old 03-25-2009, 06:03 PM
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Default Re: Inexpensive way to give it a try

Thanks jjdon, No problem. I had recommended the wood handles on ebay a few posts back too (post #38). They go for $3. Click for ebay search.

I sent out some wood handled gravers for no charge earlier in the thread with the uniform-parallel point and a copper plate. However, people were having a hard time resharpening it. The template based sharpener is helpful to get the same point sharpened back on, since there is no guess work with the angles. The sharpener with one diamond bench stone is $128. For getting started they could purchase a $3 wood handle, drill a hole in the front end of the wood handle for installing a graver and then pick up the sharpener if they are having trouble sharpening points consistently.
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