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Dec 07, 2025
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2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog
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GST 191 - Basic Engraving
Description: Practice in the art of hand engraving. Learn how to take scroll patterns and various designs, transfer them to mild steels, and cut them out by hand. Students will also be taught how to grind and shape cutters and gravers from High speed and carbide blanks, and operate engraving machines and microscopes in the classroom.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 1
Lab: 6
Course Content:
- Engraving machines
- Design and draw scroll patterns
- Completion of projects with basic scroll design
Learning Outcomes:
- Operate and maintain the engraving machine. (1)
- Grind gravers from blank tool steel to perfect cutting edge. (1)
- Lay out and cut straight lines, circles, shading, and backbone of scrolls. (2)
- Draw scroll pattern with borders, cut and finish practice plates. (1,2)
- Demonstrate how to French gray and blue a mild steel plate for finish. (3)
- Design, draw, cut and finish a symmetrical engraved plate. (1-3)
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