Re: An American engraver in Italy
Andrew
I agree to a point, in the USA we have lost the craft and artist of jobs every one has to go to college to be anything any more a bunch of BS as far as I am concerned. The europeans seem to have kept the apprenticeship system good for them.And I wish the USA still did the same. However as a person who has worked with my hands for over 50 yrs the modern tools like the PC have got rid of ailments such as RMS.If I hand to use push gravers and hammer and chisle the pain would not be worth the pleasure to me ( might be a blessing to the engraving world)
The great masters of the past pick any trade, craft ,art IMHO would use any tools that made the work easier. Dave
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