Beginner Hand Engraving: How to Hold A Graver + Making First Cuts Marlen Hazel 2026-06-10 | Hi friends!! Welcome back! It's finally time to start engraving :DDThis episode includes setting up our first practice plates in our engraving blocks or turn tables by using prongs, tension or dop wax. Correct engraving posture and the grip for holding and using a graver. We go over lots of do's & don't when it comes to making your first cuts as well as common pitfalls and habits that are common for beginners. We start with engraving some straight lines and plucking the graver out of each cut, and later move onto scribing and engraving circles. This episode is jam-packed with important details and tips that will make all the difference when you're first getting started. The biggest things are going to be to not rush, and focus on not making your cuts too deep. We're not gouging out metal - we're shaving off thin slivers.It's a long one, so be sure to check the timestamps and come back to this episode are you start engraving if you run into any problems. Timestamps: • Bench / Block Set up - 1:50 • Block Prongs - 2:36 • Dop Wax - 4:05 • Graver Grip - 11:19 • Posture - 17:05 • Pushing the Grave - 22:28 • Plucking - 23:13 • Slip Control - 26:53 • Long Extended Cut - 30:27 • No Wiggling - 33:41 • Kerosene Lubricant - 34:54 • Leaning the Graver - 35:36 • Turning the Block - 39:04 • Engraving Circles - 42:44 • Leaned Over Circles - 49:09 • No Pushing the Graver down - 51:44 • Hard Spots in Metal - 52:50 • Closing - 54:48Links Mentioned in This Video: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.com If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! There's so many friends from all over the world already in there so come join us in the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/join Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengraving
Crescent Cuts: How to Get Out of Cuts Without Plucking | Hand Engraving Tutorial Marlen Hazel 2026-07-10 | Just when you started getting the hand of not slipping, I throw you a curve ball!In this hand engraving tutorial, I show you exactly how to make Crescent Cuts — a beautiful and useful cut that can be straight or curved.You’ll learn the full technique: starting the cut upright on the tip of the graver, pushing forward while gradually leaning the graver to one side, then bringing it back upright so you can exit the cut cleanly without plucking or slipping. This gives you a nice tapered beginning and ending.Whether you're doing straight lines or turning the block to create crescent shapes, this method gives you smooth, controlled results. Perfect for borders, patterns, and adding elegance to your engraving work.Great for beginners and intermediate engravers looking to improve their graver control and line quality.Timestamps: • Mechanics Overview - 1:43 • 3 Types of Cuts - 3:23 • Shapes of Cuts & Variations - 4:44 • Tricks & Tips - 12:37 • Version #1 - 14:28 • Version #2 - 16:19 • Version #3 - 25:09 • How to Train - 30:14 • Pep Talk - 40:24 • Show & Tell - 44:18 • What's Next - 46:40 Helpful Links:• My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.com JOIN US ON DISCORD If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/joinConnect your Discord account to your Patreon account & follow the invite links. Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengraving #HandEngraving #TraditionalHandEngraving #EngravingTutorial #DrawingAndScribing #ScribingOnMetal #HandEngravingBeginner #MetalEngraving #JewelryEngraving #EngravingProcess
Full Video ~ Coming Soon! ✨ #handengraving #traditionalhandengraving #learnhandengraving Marlen Hazel 2026-06-27 | ...
Still waiting on your gravers? Practice your penmanship 👀👀👀 #calligraphy #handengraving #script Marlen Hazel 2026-06-25 | ...
Watch & Learn: Full Length Practice Plate Engraving Session | Straight Lines & Circles Marlen Hazel 2026-06-21 | Welcome back!! In this immersive, real-time hand engraving study session, I engrave a full copper practice plate from start to finish using an onglette graver. Start to finish this took me about 50 minutes - aim to take twice as long to engrave yours.Muscle memory and sensitivity develop over time; give yourself the time to go through this process of mind muscle connection by going slowwww. Watch as I engrave parallel straight lines, rings of circles, and a detailed line work pattern made up of lots of tiny individual straight cuts. This is a long-form ASMR-style engraving session (50 minutes of engraving footage) perfect for learning by watching.Throughout the video I drop important key notes and tips — pay close attention to the commentary for technique, graver control, pressure, angles, and common mistakes to avoid.Ideal for beginners and intermediate engravers looking to improve their straight lines, curves, and overall control.Key Things to Remember: - Take your time - Go slow - Go slower than that - A bit slower - Keep your thumbs together - Use Kerosene - Keep your other hand out of the danger zoneStay til' the end for a pep talk and special guest :))I'll tell him you said HI ^.^Timestamps: • Scribe Line Walkthrough - 1:06 • Keynotes - 5:27 • Straight Lines - 7:15 • Circles - 14:49 • Line Pattern - 40:47 • Pep Talk - 57:10Helpful Links:• My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.comJOIN US ON DISCORD If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/join Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengraving#HandEngraving #TraditionalHandEngraving #EngravingTutorial #DrawingAndScribing #ScribingOnMetal #HandEngravingBeginner #MetalEngraving #JewelryEngraving #EngravingProcess
How to Draw & Scribe on Metal for Traditional Hand Engraving | Step by Step Tutorial Marlen Hazel 2026-06-20 | Welcome back, friends!This is a basic how-to video all about Drawing & Scribing for traditional hand engraving.In this tutorial, we use markers, rulers, dividers and a scribe to get the initial framework for laying out a design and drawing it directly on metal with ink. Then going over those ink lines with a scribe so that we can take a graver to the scribe lines and engrave the design.This step is the essential foundation for any hand engraving project — getting clean, accurate scribe lines on the metal before you start cutting with the graver is 1/2 of the process for any engraving project.Watch until the end for a little show & tell to see some of my VERY FIRST practice plates and my initial slipping era. Timestamps: • Centering & Cross Points - 3:28 • Straight Lines & Pattern Measuring- 8:14 • Adding Details - 9:51 • Triangle Pattern Layout - 10:38 • Using a Scribe - 14:29 • Scribing the Layout - 17:49 • Spacing w/ Dividers - 18:36 • Filling in the Sections - 19:34 • Scribing the Sections - 20:15 • Overview & Pep Talk - 26:38 • Show & Tell - 28:59 • What's Next - 35:25Helpful Links:• My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.com If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/join Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengraving#HandEngraving #TraditionalHandEngraving #EngravingTutorial #DrawingAndScribing #ScribingOnMetal #HandEngravingBeginner #MetalEngraving #JewelryEngraving #EngravingProcess
Practice Plate #1 Sneak Peak 👀 #handengraving #learnengraving #engraving Marlen Hazel 2026-06-17 | ...
Making Your First Onglette Graver - Part 3: Sharpening & Polishing by Hand Marlen Hazel 2026-06-03 | Making Your First Onglette Graver - Part 3: Sharpening & Polishing by HandIn this final episode of the Onglette graver series, we're sharpening and polishing our Onglette graver by hand! We'll hold the graver with the face down on the sharpening stone and carefully slide it back and forth without allowing any fluctuations in the angle. We bring the face of the graver to a 45-degree angle and stop once the face becomes one single clean facet. Then we scrape the burr off using a wood block and carefully polish the belly of the graver on the polishing pad by pulling it along the heel — being very careful not to round off the sharp tip we just created.Take your time with this step. If you get stumped, take some clear photos and send them to the Discord server — I'm always there ready to help you!Timestamps: • Rundown - :48 • Grip & Posture - 5:29 • 3 Angle Tendencies - 7:15 • Sharpening Review - 13:15 • Removing the burr - 15:37 • Testing the Sharpness - 17:07 • Polishing - 17:50 • Real Time Sharpening & polish - 23:38 • Pep Talk - 24:25Links Mentioned in This Video: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.com If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/join Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengraving
Making Your First Onglette Graver - Part 2: Shaping the Heel Marlen Hazel 2026-06-02 | Making Your First Onglette Graver - Part 2: Shaping the HeelIn this episode we’re adding the heel to our Onglette graver.The heel is 1 or 2 facets right on the underbelly side of the tip of the graver. The mechanics of this is to be able to push the graver smoothly across the surface of metal without the graver digging straight down and getting stuck. The heel creates a sort of “flat spot” so that the graver can be held at an angle while being pushed forward, but the heel is able to remove a smooth/level piece of metal.Heels come in all shapes and sizes on all kinds of gravers. Remember, you fit the tool to the job. This graver is an all-round smooth, easy to hold and use graver — with good slip control, time saving because of the general length, and a wonderful graver for beginners.While this step may be a bit challenging to get it right, take your time and keep going back and forth on the sharpening stone until those two facets are even.Timestamps: • What is a heel? - :45 • Heel Examples - 2:03 • Onglette Heel Explanation - 4:30 • Grip and Motion - 8:14 • Right Facet - 13:53 • Left Facet - 16:54 • Adjustments - 21:23Links for Tools, Community & Socials: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Discount Code | Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code: HAZEL ottofrei.com If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community! Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3• Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, homework assignments & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/join Follow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengravingNext Episode (Part 3): We’ll be sharpening the face of the Onglette graver and finally getting it ready to cut metal!If you’re enjoying the series, please like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss the next one. Let me know in the comments how your heel is turning out!Thanks for watching!!! - M ✍️
Making an Onglette Graver - Part 1: Grinding into Shape & Adding Handle Marlen Hazel 2026-05-30 | Making Your First Onglette Graver - Part 1: Grinding Into Shape & Adding the HandleIn this first episode of the Onglette Graver series, we shape and assemble an Onglette graver from a graver blank to a fully assembled graver. This is the foundational process we’ll use for making almost all gravers going forward (with minor adjustments depending on the style/type of graver). While this graver is now assembled, it's not ready to use until we add the heel & sharpen it.In this episode: • Marking guidelines with a Sharpie • Grinding the tip • Measuring and cutting the proper graver length • Grinding off the back and shaping the tang • Fitting and installing the handle using a vise and hammer **If you haven’t already, watch my Essential Tools for Engraving video first — it covers everything you’ll need before starting.Timestamps: • Graver Anatomy - 00:41 • Marking the Tip - 3:08 • Grinding the Tip - 5:45 • Measuring Length - 14:10 • Grinding the Back - 17:48 • Marking the Tang - 19:45 • Grinding the Tang - 21:27 • Adding the Handle - 23:10 • Removing a Handle - 27:04Links Mentioned in This Video: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com• Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide• My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving **Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you!Discount Code: Get 5% off at Otto Frei with code HAZELottofrei.comIf you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, and want to nerd out -join us on Discord! Join the Hazel.HandEngraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, advanced/priority help & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/joinFollow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengravingNext Episode (Part 2): We’ll be adding the Heel to the bottom/belly of the graver — an vital step for the graver to be able to be held at the correct angle while being pushed through metal.If you’re enjoying the series, drop a like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss Part 2!Thanks for watching! ✍️ - Marlen#handengraving #learnhandengraving #traditionalhandengraving #engravingtools #learnengraving #jewelrymaking #engraverarmy
Hand Engraving Essentials: Starting Tools | Price Breakdown | Where to Shop Marlen Hazel 2026-05-28 | Hand Engraving Essentials: Starting Tools | Price Breakdown | Where to Shop (Episode 2) ✨Finally! After tons of requests, here’s the ultimate beginner’s guide to getting set up with the right tools for traditional hand engraving.In this extensive and highly detailed video, I walk you through exactly what tools you need to start training, realistic price breakdowns, my personal recommendations, and exactly where to buy everything. This is everything I would buy again today if I was restarting.Whether you're on a tight budget or ready to invest in higher quality tools, this episode will help you make decisions based on your personal budget and resources. Links Mentioned in This Video: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Full Tool Guide: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/tool-guide • Wood Turntable Setup: hazelhandengraving.com/pages/wood-turn-table • My Amazon Storefront (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/hazel.handengraving Every purchase helps support the channel at no extra cost to you! Tool Vendors – Important InfoVendors that REQUIRE a Resale License: • Rio Grande - riogrande.com • Stuller - stuller.com • Hoover & Strong - hooverandstrong.com Vendors that do NOT Require a Resale License: • Otto Frei ottofrei.com 5% code: HAZEL • Contenti - contenti.com • Gesswein - gesswein.comTimestamps: • Gravers - 1:20 • Graver Making - 5:58 • Sharpening - 7:06 • Engraving Blocks - 9:37 • Wood Turntable - 13:59 • Small Bench Tools - 15:59 • Bench Setup - 32:54 • Extra Credit Items - 37:11 • Grand Totals - 41:29 • Vendors. Etc. - 43:05If you're serious about learning traditional hand engraving, I highly recommend joining our community!Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat on Discord – Come say hi! discord.com/invite/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server – Access to all channels, progress sharing, direct feedback, workshops & more for just $5/month. Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/15860246/joinFollow me: • Instagram: @hazel.handengraving • TikTok: @hazel.handengravingThank you so much for watching! I really hope this video helps you get started on the right foot. Drop a comment and let me know what tool you’re most excited (or nervous) to buy first!Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss future episodes.Now go get those tools and don't freakout by getting overwhelmed by it all! 🔥#HandEngraving #EngravingTools #TraditionalEngraving #LearnEngraving #JewelryMaking
Ep 1 Beginner’s Guide to Traditional Hand Engraving: Starting From Zero Marlen Hazel 2026-05-26 | Welcome to the First Episode of learning Traditional Hand Engraving! ✨Hey everyone! I’m Marlen Hazel from Hazel Hand Engraving, and I’m so stoked you’re here for Episode 1 of my brand new channel to teach everything I know about Traditional Hand Engraving.In this video, I give you a complete introduction what engraving is, what I'm going to be teaching, fortifying your student mindset, and how we're going to get started.What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • The basics of what traditional hand engraving IS and the graver anatomy. • The big differences between traditional hand engraving vs pneumatic engraving • The 3 main categories I’ll be teaching: Lettering, Patterns, and Pictorial Engraving • Important mindset tips to gear up for training (this is where the real struggle happens) • Realistic talk about how long it actually takes to get good and what it takes to turn engraving into a careerWhether you’re completely new to engraving or you’ve been curious for a while, this episode will give you a clear picture of what to expect and how to approach your training with the right mindset.Engraving is a slow, rewarding, and deeply satisfying skill — and I’m going to be with you every step of the way.Next Episode:Episode 2 drops soon — we’re diving into all the essential tools you need to start engraving and exactly where to buy them!Timestamps: • What is engraving? :37 • Pneumatic Engraving 2:07 • What I'm teaching 6:50 • Lettering 7:25 • Patterns 10:44 • Pictorial 12:18 • Art vs. Craft 12:07 • Discord 18:04 • Channel Predictions 19:39 • Focusing on the Basics 20:26 • How long will it take? 24:52 • Homework Assignments 26:53 • When can you start charging $? 29:44If you’re enjoying this journey, I’d love for you to join the community!Join the Hazel Hand Engraving Community: • Free General Chat — Jump into the public Discord server and say hi!discord.gg/mDCd2VsCX3 • Full Discord Server ($5/month) — Get access to all channels, progress sharing, direct help from me, workshops, and more! Subscribe on Patreon → patreon.com/c/hazelhandengraving/membership (you’ll get an instant invite)Let’s grow together, support each other, and make some beautiful cuts!Links: • My Website: hazelhandengraving.com • Instagram & TikTok: @hazel.handengraving • Amazon Storefront: amazon.com/shop/hazelhandengraving • Linktree: linktr.ee/hazelhandengravingThank you for watching! Drop a comment and tell me: What styles of engraving you're stoked for & which ones you're notSee you in the next one — Get ready for some tool shopping 🔥#HandEngraving #TraditionalEngraving #LearnEngraving #JewelryEngraving
UPDATE ♥️ Spread the word & do your homework!!! #handengraving #engraving #learnhandengraving Marlen Hazel 2026-04-15 | ...
14K California native wildflowers bangle #handengraving #engraving #handmade Marlen Hazel 2026-04-12 | ...
California Poppy Pendant :) first we draw it, then we scribe, and finally we engrave #handengraving Marlen Hazel 2026-03-24 | ...
