A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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point engraver
Also called an onglette graver. The point graver is a very fine graver used for engraving on both wood and metal. Its section is oval and the end is cut diagonally thus forming a shape resembling a finger nail. This shape is responsible for the name of this kind of graver in French since the word onglette means, quite literally, small finger nail.
[wood, graver, line engraving]
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