I think machine carving and hand carving are just different tools, there is no absolute difference in artistic level. Their artistic performance depends on the artistic level of the tool user. A high ...

Watch Arthur Jameson as he begins to engrave a name onto a silver cup. The cup is clamped onto a vise and Mr. Jameson applies a water-based white paint over the area he is about to engrave. He uses a ...

Even the most skilled jobs are transitioning to digital. The Washington Post profiles master engraver Christopher Madden of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, who is learning to move with the ...