Engraving Demonstrations and How-To Videos

These engraving instruction videos are mostly from the Engrave-In, which is held annually in Monteagle, Tennessee.

Engraving advice from Winston Churchill to Ron Smith

What is an Engrave-In?

Damascene with Joe Rundell

Engraving Yeti mugs

Gold inlay with Brian Powley

Coin carving with Harry Caldwell

China to Tennessee: The journey to Master Engraver

China to Tennessee: TED talk on becoming a Master Engraver

Investment metal casting with Paul Hamler and Joe Rundell secret engraving techniques

What the heck is a Pilkguns?

This pair of stainless steel chopsticks were engraved by Scott Pilkington for a Baroness in Germany who also speaks fluent Mandarin. Her initials are A v W. The stainless on these was rather a hard alloy that required multiple sharpenings of the graver to get the final product. This work was finished around 2004 when Scott was the senior engraving instructor at the GRS Training Center in Emporia, Kansas. The photo credit is to GRS Tools