I think what I find most inspiring about going through Uri's catalogue of videos is seeing that you really can produce fine work even with 'rudimentary' equipment - here Uri is the one moving around the piece held in a normal vice. Later on he gets a 'proper' engraver's ball-vice which allows him to stay in place and spin the work around instead. Same results - only difference is the craftsman's comfort (and I'm guessing the years of skill acquired 'doing it the hard way' first). I dunno. I find it really encouraging. Thank you Uri.
Hello my good friends! I'm really happy to see that you enjoy this video. I just want to mention that I've ended up sharpening the face of the Chisel closer to 45 degrees and the heel at around 17 degrees. That produced the best results for me.
If I remember rightly I ordered them from Hong Kong (on ebay). Yes, they did take a while to get here. I can't say with certainty that they are indeed hss , since I don't have the expertise to confirm, but they definitely have the feel and the hardness of a hss, especially when I tried, in previous attempts, to heat treat them I realize that its not your ordinary High carbon steel. if you can get your hands on some O1 tool steel that would work just as well.
You sir are a true craftsman. Call yourself an amateur? You’re much too modest. As I UA-camr myself I understand the amount of effort involved in running a channel, so I want to thank you for the humour, the educational content and above all entertaining video. Keep it up : )
My Dad discovered you the other day online and is delighted with you and your work! He also is a Craftsman and we are of Germanic descent as well. God bless mein Freund!
Uri, if your an amateur then they haven’t created a name (handle) for me. Non-existent comes to mind. Thank you for your videos I don’t watch them to learn new skills, I watch them because of your humor, expertise, many abilities, exciting builds, beautiful tools/inventions and all around great personality. This I can do, copying you is out of the question for me, but enjoying your channel never ceases to amaze and humor me. Thank you Sir.
The best tuto about metal carving/engraving making tool there is on utube...simply informative, gets it straight to ur head, easy,fast homemade diy...great job.. keep it up
It's a great pleasure to sit and watch you in your element, enjoying that what you're doing in any of your programs, at whenever you release them, are almost always feel free, are educational, often make,'s me laugh, Uri you are telented humourous and appear to be a good person all the good for the future from the Heart ❤️
What I learned is, my printer ink is acetone proof. Hands down man, your videos may not be tutorials, but they teach you more than any other or real tutorial videos on YT!!
Yet another skill i will struggle to find time to master_ I need to stop watching UA-cam because I keep getting inspired to try new things-only 24 hours in a day... Thanks Uri-these problems are to be savoured!
All those interested in this skill development should watch and study from this video which is clearly illustrated the techniques and methodologies used. Liquids and chemicals should be explained, specially for beginners. Overall, very good.
I don't know how I've missed your video's for so long, but I think you under state your abilities. An amateur wouldn't understand the cutting finish to the angle of the face of the tool, as you do. By watching you, and I certainly don't understand it yet, I am closer. I have tried this before with great frustration for not understanding said relationship and I quit. now I think I may try again.
Thank you Yuri, such deep humility from such an extraordinarily gifted craftsman, such a nice thing to see and hear. Thank you for sharing your seriously beautiful work with us all yet again, if I end being even half as good a craftsman as you are Yuri I would be pleased and would be in the top level of workers, you, you are at the top, thank you
This is one of my favorite videos by you simply because your other videos really piqued my interest and I want to try engraving myself. So I'm very thankful for every explanation regarding the basics!(:
Trust me both of my parents were artist my grandparents were artist and you are no amateur sir you are a highly qualified to do the job and most steady at your job keep up the good work were all back in thank you
Thank you for the insperation and advice Herr Uri. I ordered the hhs online and made my first graver this weekend, wish me luck! Thanks again for sharing.
I always thought an engraver is something you have to buy because its some complicated geometry and special steel that had to be done by a professional....man you make things look so simple! Amazing
Watching your videos has real gotten me back into making stuff. Decided to make myself a whittling toolbox and included various bits of brass so when I build some engraving tools I can have a go. Thanks for the inspiration!
same that below, i really enjoyed your demonstration, thanks for your time, so nice to discover your design, engraving process. It illuminates my morning :-)
Very good tutorial; thank you. In the past I have made some crude gravers, and my attempts at engraving always resulted in the metal looking like beavers have chewed it. You have given me some good ideas, and inspiration to go back and try again.
Good work Bud! You teach well and learn fast. Trial and error on the proper angle for the engraver but you didn't give up and succeeded in making your own tools. I salute you from Canada.
Uri - I love your videos and always look forward to seeing you working in your shop! I am new to engraving and have been following your instructions and having fun with my first try at it. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Big Thumbs Up!
Manishma Uri! I love your work, I’ve seen all your videos, very impressive. You’ve actually inspired me to try engraving for the first time, thank you for that. Also, when you speak of getting the scrollwork “symmetrical” and “curvier”, the concept (I believe) you’re speaking of is known as “fairing a curve”. A proper, aesthetically pleasing curve is said to be a “fair curve”. The easiest way I know to fair a curve is to look at your work from eye level. At that vantage point it is much easier to see where the curve is going “off”. Thanks again and keep up the great work, friend.
I have pretty much no artistic ability, but after watching a bunch of your videos, I caught the engraving and making things in an ornate French style bug. I'm currently making an old balance scale, and the first thing I thought it needed was engraving, so I figured maybe I'd start here with the tools. Keep up the good work!
IMHO you do impressive work both in your graver making & your engravings. I too am an amateur, been engraving now off & on for 12 years. I should probably just get serious about it but engraving always was just a hobby, something to have fun with. I don't think we ever stop refining our craft & certainly there's always more to learn, you do beautiful work Uri. Cheers my friend from Calgary, Alberta 🇨🇦
Uri, we come to watch your inventive skills, so stop worrying about language skills. Another excellent video!!! You are certainly a very talented person.
Greetings from Missouri!Thank you for making your videos. Your style of working, and teaching really works well for me, and it’s amazing what you are able to create.
Great stuff Uri, sometimes these things can be made to seem more complicated than they are. Cool to see just how little you really need to get started.
Thank you! I’ve just discovered your videos and they are so inspiring. I am a self taught jeweller and i’m wanting to venture into engraving. This video is very helpful!
Very nice video, I watched the hammer engraving video first. I've always wanted to try this...as a graphic designer I appreciate design and form with these scrolls. Reminds me of gun engraving and leather engraving...very nice work..thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for a starter video. I actually made 2 chisels after I saw your video where you made some for your friend. But I haven't tried them, yet. But I tried and watched some scrollwork. These scrolls are still so hard for me. But I managed to imitate some scrollwork of Israhel van Meckenmen. Now, my next step is buying some acetone to transfer the pictures. This is, what you made me doing. :)
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for, as a DIY guy looking to get into engraving! Also you have the perfect amount of detail without giving too much info. Again, great video, this has earned my subscription!
First time viewer... I thoroughly enjoyed your instruction and your work. Your humbleness and easy style are easy to watch and listen to. I don't know much about engraving but I think you are way above the "amateur" level you claim to be. Very Nice Sir.
Wow, you always do a really good job with your scroll designs. You should do a video about your technical background- you seem to know a lot of crafts.
I think what I find most inspiring about going through Uri's catalogue of videos is seeing that you really can produce fine work even with 'rudimentary' equipment - here Uri is the one moving around the piece held in a normal vice. Later on he gets a 'proper' engraver's ball-vice which allows him to stay in place and spin the work around instead. Same results - only difference is the craftsman's comfort (and I'm guessing the years of skill acquired 'doing it the hard way' first). I dunno. I find it really encouraging. Thank you Uri.
Hello my good friends! I'm really happy to see that you enjoy this video. I just want to mention that I've ended up sharpening the face of the Chisel closer to 45 degrees and the heel at around 17 degrees. That produced the best results for me.
If I remember rightly I ordered them from Hong Kong (on ebay). Yes, they did take a while to get here. I can't say with certainty that they are indeed hss , since I don't have the expertise to confirm, but they definitely have the feel and the hardness of a hss, especially when I tried, in previous attempts, to heat treat them I realize that its not your ordinary High carbon steel. if you can get your hands on some O1 tool steel that would work just as well.
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You search silversteel (Silberstahl), Material No. 1.2210 Short name: 115 CrV 3 a CromVanadium steel, this is right for engraving tools
Thanks.
Good job
I love your videos. The innocence and honesty are refreshing.
Agreed wholeheartedly. He's so humble he still considers himself an amateur. Can't get more modest than that.
In addition, Uri is a god level tier old-school craftsman with a stellar sense of humor!
What a grand and intoxicating innocence!
- Dagoth Uri
You are no amateur Uri, you are better than most professionals. Good work.
You sir are a true craftsman. Call yourself an amateur? You’re much too modest. As I UA-camr myself I understand the amount of effort involved in running a channel, so I want to thank you for the humour, the educational content and above all entertaining video. Keep it up : )
My Dad discovered you the other day online and is delighted with you and your work! He also is a Craftsman and we are of Germanic descent as well. God bless mein Freund!
Uri, if your an amateur then they haven’t created a name (handle) for me. Non-existent comes to mind. Thank you for your videos I don’t watch them to learn new skills, I watch them because of your humor, expertise, many abilities, exciting builds, beautiful tools/inventions and all around great personality. This I can do, copying you is out of the question for me, but enjoying your channel never ceases to amaze and humor me. Thank you Sir.
"Just get it to cherry red... which is... the color of cherries..." :D
Well, he's not wrong! :)
noctrnalAndroid LOL😂
me too rolling on the floor
Actually, the cherries should be ripe.
Which are anything from black-red, to pink-red! And, you can have the steel TOO hot as well. I think that using a magnet is a much better method.
The best tuto about metal carving/engraving making tool there is on utube...simply informative, gets it straight to ur head, easy,fast homemade diy...great job.. keep it up
It's a great pleasure to sit and watch you in your element, enjoying that what you're doing in any of your programs, at whenever you release them, are almost always feel free, are educational, often make,'s me laugh, Uri you are telented humourous and appear to be a good person all the good for the future from the Heart ❤️
Too much fun watching these. The guy is an original. Don't ever change, Uri!
What I learned is, my printer ink is acetone proof. Hands down man, your videos may not be tutorials, but they teach you more than any other or real tutorial videos on YT!!
You're absolutely inspiring man, thanks for the advice
A bello
Yet another skill i will struggle to find time to master_ I need to stop watching UA-cam because I keep getting inspired to try new things-only 24 hours in a day...
Thanks Uri-these problems are to be savoured!
A new Uri video... Today is a good day!
If you enjoyed it, that is a good day for me too!
I did! Those scrolls are just beautiful. It's very interesting to see the process. Look forward to more videos!
I am gold & silversmith, engraving is one of my passion. Thanks For your technic.
All those interested in this skill development should watch and study from this video which is clearly illustrated the techniques and methodologies used.
Liquids and chemicals should be explained, specially for beginners.
Overall, very good.
Nothing you make is ever plain! Making gravers... with beautiful, fancy handles! I love your videos! Amateur? I think not!!! Your work is fantastic!
This is a complete HOW TO video from making your tools to the final outcome....very nice thank you
This channel is growing rapidly. Good : it's a gem.
I don't know how I've missed your video's for so long, but I think you under state your abilities. An amateur wouldn't understand the cutting finish to the angle of the face of the tool, as you do. By watching you, and I certainly don't understand it yet, I am closer. I have tried this before with great frustration for not understanding said relationship and I quit. now I think I may try again.
Thank you Yuri, such deep humility from such an extraordinarily gifted craftsman, such a nice thing to see and hear. Thank you for sharing your seriously beautiful work with us all yet again, if I end being even half as good a craftsman as you are Yuri I would be pleased and would be in the top level of workers, you, you are at the top, thank you
Artisan, Craftsman, Virtuoso, Savant.
Your gesture is enhancing over time, your engraving skills have made a step forward.
This is one of my favorite videos by you simply because your other videos really piqued my interest and I want to try engraving myself. So I'm very thankful for every explanation regarding the basics!(:
Trust me both of my parents were artist my grandparents were artist and you are no amateur sir you are a highly qualified to do the job and most steady at your job keep up the good work were all back in thank you
I dont know what im watching or how I got here, but you seem good at it.
You deserve a like.
Thank you for the insperation and advice Herr Uri. I ordered the hhs online and made my first graver this weekend, wish me luck! Thanks again for sharing.
"I am a novice when it comes to engraving"
Makes a gorgeous engraving set and goes on to make a perfect engraving
Beautiful workmanship. Both the tools and the engraving.
so much fun to be educated in making things pretty. great video.
Great, Uri. Really instructional and very encouraging. Thank you.
I appreciate your use of the English Engineering System for the sake of us Americans who don't know any better. :-)
You are a very skilled man with a chisel and have such a creative mind. I also love your sense of humor and aspire to be a person like you someday.
Love the way you present your videos.
Very entertaining
"That's all there is to it." lol
Dude... you're a seriously impressive artist. You make it look so effortless!
1:10 Haha bang, smash, pots and pans fall, camera shakes ! “Oops, sorry” haha I love these videos!
Very nice tutorial. Patience and a steady hand. Enjoy your videos very much.
I always thought an engraver is something you have to buy because its some complicated geometry and special steel that had to be done by a professional....man you make things look so simple! Amazing
This video is the answer to my prayers man. I've been trying to find instructions on how to get started in engraving and this just made my day.
Watching your videos has real gotten me back into making stuff. Decided to make myself a whittling toolbox and included various bits of brass so when I build some engraving tools I can have a go. Thanks for the inspiration!
same that below, i really enjoyed your demonstration, thanks for your time, so nice to discover your design, engraving process. It illuminates my morning :-)
Very good tutorial; thank you. In the past I have made some crude gravers, and my attempts at engraving always resulted in the metal looking like beavers have chewed it. You have given me some good ideas, and inspiration to go back and try again.
Thank you. It was really nice to see how you set out your scrollwork.
Good work Bud! You teach well and learn fast. Trial and error on the proper angle for the engraver but you didn't give up and succeeded in making your own tools. I salute you from Canada.
Uri - I love your videos and always look forward to seeing you working in your shop!
I am new to engraving and have been following your instructions and having fun with my first try at it.
Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Big Thumbs Up!
Manishma Uri! I love your work, I’ve seen all your videos, very impressive. You’ve actually inspired me to try engraving for the first time, thank you for that.
Also, when you speak of getting the scrollwork “symmetrical” and “curvier”, the concept (I believe) you’re speaking of is known as “fairing a curve”. A proper, aesthetically pleasing curve is said to be a “fair curve”. The easiest way I know to fair a curve is to look at your work from eye level. At that vantage point it is much easier to see where the curve is going “off”.
Thanks again and keep up the great work, friend.
I have pretty much no artistic ability, but after watching a bunch of your videos, I caught the engraving and making things in an ornate French style bug. I'm currently making an old balance scale, and the first thing I thought it needed was engraving, so I figured maybe I'd start here with the tools.
Keep up the good work!
You are so skilled my friend, I am really tempted to try this, fantastic video
Love your work and the accent think it suits your work as jeweller
Really enjoyed your tutorial - Thank you Uri!
I'm a new subscriber and this channel is the best! I learn something every video. I now want to learn engraving.
Thanks!
I will try tomorrow!!! Thankyou so much!!! Clear and simply your video...
You make it look so simple. Thank you
IMHO you do impressive work both in your graver making & your engravings. I too am an amateur, been engraving now off & on for 12 years. I should probably just get serious about it but engraving always was just a hobby, something to have fun with. I don't think we ever stop refining our craft & certainly there's always more to learn, you do beautiful work Uri. Cheers my friend from Calgary, Alberta 🇨🇦
Uri, we come to watch your inventive skills, so stop worrying about language skills.
Another excellent video!!!
You are certainly a very talented person.
Your tool collection is looking and working, pretty spectacularly URI Tuchman.
Greetings from Missouri!Thank you for making your videos. Your style of working, and teaching really works well for me, and it’s amazing what you are able to create.
Again this was another great informative video and beautiful workmanship
Uri You are amazing. I am going to try making a engraver and probably fail but i will keep trying. Thank you for the lesson.
Great stuff Uri, sometimes these things can be made to seem more complicated than they are. Cool to see just how little you really need to get started.
You're a legend, always learn something from your videos.
Great video....I enjoyed watching and learning from your experience...
Another great video Uri, always a pleasure to watch a master at work 😀👍
Beautiful mate!!!
Thank you! I’ve just discovered your videos and they are so inspiring. I am a self taught jeweller and i’m wanting to venture into engraving. This video is very helpful!
Thank you so much man! I was ready to give up before i started and then this video came! You are AWESOME!
Very nice video, I watched the hammer engraving video first. I've always wanted to try this...as a graphic designer I appreciate design and form with these scrolls. Reminds me of gun engraving and leather engraving...very nice work..thanks for sharing
I think I'll make one or two. I've always wanted to try engraving. Thanks for the video.
its nice how you struggle for words :-), shows how genuine and innocent you are :-D
Thank you so much for a starter video. I actually made 2 chisels after I saw your video where you made some for your friend. But I haven't tried them, yet. But I tried and watched some scrollwork. These scrolls are still so hard for me. But I managed to imitate some scrollwork of Israhel van Meckenmen. Now, my next step is buying some acetone to transfer the pictures.
This is, what you made me doing. :)
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Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.
Love your work. Make more video like this. Enjoy
Good job, nice worked. Really looking good !
You are so very entertaining .... Varied content, making lots of different things too.
Superb , enjoyable viewing.
I had to rewatch this. My weekend didn't seem complete until I've watched Uri! Beautiful work as always.
Yet again another fantastic tutorial Uri, keep up the great work
Fantastic work and a great video to learn from. I'm going to make a few gravers today for myself!
Thank you. Very informative and e entertaining too. You are certainly an artist.
Hello my friends, have you ever tried a pneumatic router? Very easy to use! The vibrating sound is simply wonderful for carving! feel like an artist
this is fantastic, making tools and using them. thanks for teaching us
So much to learn. I repair stringed instruments in Vancouver. I always wished I could embellish mother of pearl and abalone inlays
Thank you for your talents & for sharing!
Congrats Uriiiii. . . All your videos are a Masterclass Brother. . . Thanks for sharing in a Humble way with us. . . 👍🤜
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for, as a DIY guy looking to get into engraving! Also you have the perfect amount of detail without giving too much info. Again, great video, this has earned my subscription!
Thanks 🙏informative and well presented. Nice workmanship sir
You're back! Love your videos!
Thanks a lot for sharing Uri!
EXCELLENT VIDEO - I'm just starting and you have given me a lot of direction.
Absolutely incredible.
Your videos are sooooo useful!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Your work is so inspiring. I love your style and your honesty. Keep up the great work. I really enjoy watching.
I love your weird machines and builds! Nice to see your channel growing as well!
You are an incredible artist
I really admire your work
Thank you!!
Bravisimo my friend,thank you for sharing your knowledge.👍
First time viewer... I thoroughly enjoyed your instruction and your work. Your humbleness and easy style are easy to watch and listen to. I don't know much about engraving but I think you are way above the "amateur" level you claim to be. Very Nice Sir.
You my friend just earned yourself a subscriber!
Wow, you always do a really good job with your scroll designs.
You should do a video about your technical background- you seem to know a lot of crafts.
Awesome video mate. Very informative and entertaining too. Cant wait for the next video!
Beautiful!