r/engraving

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I know it's not perfect but it's my first time hand engraving such a small seal! I am really proud but tips on how to get better are always welcome :)

Found this old rockwell plate that was getting tossed out so decided to engrave it with krampus. Turned out super creepy and fun.

Im a tattoo apprentice ans decided to try my hand at engraving because ive always found it cool, although im struggling to get crisp smooth lines, any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

Sold almost all of them, except the tiger because it’s not my original art, nor from an IP that I don’t mind copying

Engraved this Vegeta mirror for my friend who loves dragonball and i want to do more in the future, definitely room for improvement just wondering if anyone had advice on what bits i should use for my dremel as i engraved it all with a 2mm diamond wheel and you can see the frosted areas look very rough, any advice would be much appreciated

Couldn’t get a video of it but just wanted to test out the dremel on a decanter. Just some fruit.

I have a falcon pro 10w. Done a few engraving binder projects for myself. I’m not sure what happened with this one? Settings for the engraver are at 4000 MM/second 35%. .08 overlap ? Were the images too light? I used gimp to edit the images.

i have this lighter i engraved quite a while back and its pretty crudely done, i wish i had made the antlers on the deer thinner and not written the name abby, but i’m just wondering what i should do to salvage it

Sharing an older piece I engraved several years ago.
This is a brass gas cap for a Harley-Davidson. The design is built around a blooming skull rose, surrounded by traditional scrollwork.
I used quite a bit of high-relief carving and hammering on this one to build up the depth and shape of the rose.
Looking back at some of my older work lately, and thought this one was worth sharing here

I am from canada so there should be plenty of these bottles i can find around. Moose with some trees in the background!

First time trying out engraving with a proper burr set and a cheap little pen my partner got me. Having a lot of fun but still trying to figure out the best combinations of burr type + machine speed for different applications. Would love some input from glass engravers as to their preferred burr types/sizes/machine speeds for lining/shading/fills etc.

(sorry if my terminology is off, I’m coming from the tattoo world!)

Did this engraving fir my father inlaw. The frame has a shelf built into it so he put his trinkets on it from his trips.

This one is my favourite that ive done so far. Wicker frame and some thorn vines to fill the corners.

Moon shaped frame with sleeping animals. Made for a nursery!

Found the image on Pinterest, my first time trying and I feel like it went well. Obviously need to work on shading and linework but I love how it turned out