
Engraving Basswood Without Letting the Bit Follow the Grain
Use a shallow layout pass, stable two-hand control and progressive depth rather than one deep cut. For this job, control grain direction, point geometry, support, depth increments and dust removal. Stop if the point pulls into a soft band, tears an edge or obscures the layout line. Accept the work only when letter strokes remain centered, clean and consistent under direct light.
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