Making fixed etching points
Tim cuts the metal dowling down to the right size to fit the etching points
He then hammers the point into it's wooden holder
Tim gets to the point...
They are then sharpened into shape using our sharpening machine "Howard" (friends with Edward the metal cutter).
The aim of this process is to get a nice "pointy" shape that can be used to etch into the plate.
Lovely finished points