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A bruin is a hand held graver
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A bruin is a bear.
A burin is a hand held graver.
I thought I had replied to this thread already, but I don't see it.
Click on the Engraving Tools link in the header.
Scroll down to books.
Buy John Shipper's book "Engraving Historical Firearms."
It will teach you how to make, sharpen and use your own tools, and is a full fledged engraving course to get low budget beginners on the way.