TEHRAN – Ghalamzani is the splendid art of engraving superb designs on various kinds of metals such as copper, brass, silver, and gold by the means of carving chisels. It seems that the history of ...

Figure 24. A carving knife, carved by Henry Hunt. Figure 25. A bone chisel. Figure 23 depicts an engraving awl, which can be used to drill holes in wood, and incising tools, which are used for relief ...

I finished the piece with traditional metal engraving by hand, with hammer and chisel, and it took about 200 hours to finish. The third piece I’m really proud of is my engraved Omega Planet Ocean. It ...

His right hand grasps an imaginary hammer chisel, while the other holds an invisible gun. His hands are steady as he describes how to cut grooves into the barrel to weave in 24-karat gold.

I did knives, a lot of knives, for a long time. I didn’t even touch a gun for 12 years.” He began his engraving career tapping with a hammer and hardened chisel.