In this video, a new tool designed for holding materials for chasing and engraving is created: the pitch bowl. This heavy, steady bowl is made of cast brass and weighs 20kg (44lbs) when filled with re ...

This month, I forged a Valhalla Axe inspired by the game Assassin's Creed, featuring an intricate engraved pattern. This project builds on my previous work from 2021, where I created Thor's hammer ...

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, ...

Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong has issued an official announcement describing the craftsmanship practices, material s ...

The paper, published recently in PLOS One, describes an investigation of 112 ostrich eggshell fragments dating back more than ...

More than 60,000 years ago, early humans in southern Africa were carving patterns onto ostrich eggshells—and new research shows these designs were far more sophisticated than previously believed. A ...

Check it out at https://sameer.github.io/svg2gcode. Just select an SVG and click generate! Use a 3D printer for plotting: (thanks @jeevank for sharing this) https ...

When you have a laser engraving machine at your disposal, the world is your creative oyster. Whether you are wanting to create custom gifts or turn your hand to producing attractive products to ...

At several archaeological sites in southern Africa, hundreds of highly unusual fragments of ostrich eggs have been found. Dating back more than 60,000 years, the shells were engraved by groups of Homo ...

New analysis of 40,000-year-old carvings discovered in Germany show repeated patterns and structure, hinting that early ...

Scientists find 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell carvings follow precise geometric rules, revealing early humans carefully planned designs.