Engraver.com Sharpening System - Part 1 - 90 Degree Graver

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Tira Mitchell introduces Engraver.com's new Sharpening System.  Developped in cooperation with Joacim Jansson, this system is an inexpensive way to make gravers quickly and consistently.

Using a series of blocks, insert gravers into holes drilled at specific angles to create, sharpen and polish parallel heeled gravers.  90 degree and 105 degree blocks are currently available.  Create faces of 45, 55 or 60 degrees.  Fix the faces of pre-shaped gravers.  Add exact heels to flats.  Use with a hone or Engraver.com's 5 Inch Diamond Disk Holder.

Links:
Double Deluxe Block Set - https://www.engraver.com/double-delux...
Double Block Set - https://www.engraver.com/double-block...
Face Fixer Set - https://www.engraver.com/face-fixer-e...
90 Degree Parallel Heel Graver Set - https://www.engraver.com/90-degree-en...
105 Degree Parallel Heel Graver Set - https://www.engraver.com/105-degree-e...
Individual Graver Blocks - https://www.engraver.com/engraver-com...

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction  
00:07 Sharpening System Components  
00:41 Collets and Gravers  
01:47 Grinding your Face Angle  
05:58 Creating a 90 Degree Graver  
11:44 Adding Heels to a 90 Degree Graver  
15:29 Block Design - Parallel heels with 55 Face  
15:29 55 Degree Face is needed for Parallel Heels  
16:08 No Hone?  No Problem!  
17:02 Sharpening a Pre Shaped Graver's Face with a 60 Degree Face Block  
17:58 Sharpening a Flat Graver's Heels