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Engraving

50 points by the-mitr 3y ago

niccl 3y ago
For _extreme_ engraving, check out the guy who, among other things, engraved the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-12403014 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-12403014
- metadat 3y ago
  This is remarkable, enough that I felt the need to submit it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37501904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37501904 Thank you for sharing, @niccl!
- appplication 3y ago
  Swimming 5-10k a day in your (presumably) 60s/70s is intense! This is comparable to how much an average college team would swim.
martin_a 3y ago
In commercial terms, this is called "Intaglio" [1] (TIL! I only knew the Germany word). While there are lots of printing techniques which are interesting in their details, I always have a special place for this one in my heart. :-D The sheer size of the printing cylinders (at least in most applications), the enormous speeds those machines run with and the effort that goes into producing the printing cylinders in the first place is just impressive. Intaglio is also very versatile, though it only makes sense for larger runs, due to the work beforehand. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)
- itigtohft 3y ago
  The term intaglio does not just cover engraving. It also includes etching, which is quite different.
soci 3y ago
I've been purchasing small intaglio prints almost every summer for many years. However, it wasn't until today that I truly understood the complexity of this art technique. I acquire these small prints at an annual exhibition [1] that's part of a competition featuring artists from around the world. This event takes place at Taller Fort in the quaint village of Cadaqués (Catalunya, Spain), which is well worth a visit if you're an art enthusiast. [1] https://miniprint.org/?lang=en https://miniprint.org/?lang=en
Tao3300 3y ago
Interesting that it's like the inverse of block printing. Never thought about that.
hypertexthero 3y ago
A difficult technique that produces beautiful works of art! My favorite blog about it: http://www.printsandprinciples.com/ http://www.printsandprinciples.com/
- the-mitr 3y ago
  thanks for sharing this, examples are well chosen with detailed commentary
ofrzeta 3y ago
This is a nice video about one of last Kupferstechers (copper engraving) in Vienna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutnfeElLU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutnfeElLU8 Unfortunately only in German (auto-translated closed captions are not great) but maybe you can enjoy the images. The guy's using a more than hundred years old Pantograph to transfer fonts from a template to the copper plate.

50 points by the-mitr 3y ago

For _extreme_ engraving, check out the guy who, among other things, engraved the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-12403014 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-12403014

metadat 3y ago
This is remarkable, enough that I felt the need to submit it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37501904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37501904 Thank you for sharing, @niccl!
appplication 3y ago
Swimming 5-10k a day in your (presumably) 60s/70s is intense! This is comparable to how much an average college team would swim.

martin_a 3y ago

In commercial terms, this is called "Intaglio" [1] (TIL! I only knew the Germany word). While there are lots of printing techniques which are interesting in their details, I always have a special place for this one in my heart. :-D The sheer size of the printing cylinders (at least in most applications), the enormous speeds those machines run with and the effort that goes into producing the printing cylinders in the first place is just impressive. Intaglio is also very versatile, though it only makes sense for larger runs, due to the work beforehand. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)

itigtohft 3y ago
The term intaglio does not just cover engraving. It also includes etching, which is quite different.

soci 3y ago

I've been purchasing small intaglio prints almost every summer for many years. However, it wasn't until today that I truly understood the complexity of this art technique. I acquire these small prints at an annual exhibition [1] that's part of a competition featuring artists from around the world. This event takes place at Taller Fort in the quaint village of Cadaqués (Catalunya, Spain), which is well worth a visit if you're an art enthusiast. [1] https://miniprint.org/?lang=en https://miniprint.org/?lang=en

Tao3300 3y ago

Interesting that it's like the inverse of block printing. Never thought about that.

hypertexthero 3y ago

A difficult technique that produces beautiful works of art! My favorite blog about it: http://www.printsandprinciples.com/ http://www.printsandprinciples.com/

the-mitr 3y ago
thanks for sharing this, examples are well chosen with detailed commentary

ofrzeta 3y ago

This is a nice video about one of last Kupferstechers (copper engraving) in Vienna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutnfeElLU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutnfeElLU8 Unfortunately only in German (auto-translated closed captions are not great) but maybe you can enjoy the images. The guy's using a more than hundred years old Pantograph to transfer fonts from a template to the copper plate.