Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hand engraving goes back 500+ years, and the main tool of that trade has remained virually unchanged in all that time: a sharpened piece of steel with a wood handle. Marlen Hazel of @hazel.handengraving -- the last traditional hand engraver in San Francisco -- takes Adam Savage on a tour of the tools she uses daily with no pneumatic or electrical assist, creating extraordinary precise art by (steady) hand. You'll have a whole new appreciation for those Met suits of armor!

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Ep 1 Beginner’s Guide to Traditional Hand Engraving: Starting From Zero: youtube.com/watch?v=3sFTaoHeJgE
Wintergatan - Marble Machine: youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

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