Maries wood engraving art tools

Wood Engraving Tools: The two tools at the bottom in the picture above are gravers for use on wood. The width and depth of an engraved line is totally dependent on the relationship between the V shape of the burin tip that cuts it and the amount of pressure that is applied by hand as seen in the illustration below. At the top with a strong wide cutting edge is a tinting graver capable of producing six parallel lines at a time. This tool not only saves on time, it ensures proper spacing between lines. If engraved lines are placed too close to one another the wood between them may crumble away rendering the peak too low to pick up ink.
In wood engraving it is the polished end grains of carefully seasoned boxwood that are incised to create an image. Other types of hardwoods such as cherry are sometimes employed but its surface is more susceptible to crumbling. Boxwood is so dense that it is the only wood that will not float in water. Specially crafted gravers are utilized to push wood ou