About Us - The Process

SAND BLASTING

All of our stone engravings are handcrafted using a sandblaster powered by air for deep carvings with detail and precision. Each engraving takes many steps to transform a natural rock into a work of art.

Before the actual engraving work begins.  We select the right stone and work on the designs and layout for each custom job. This includes deciding on or including specified font type and size, design, and layout of the elements on the stone.

Next, a stencil is prepared and attached to the rock before the engraving process begins. The design and preparation phase is done with computer drawing software. Finally, we use the sandblasting technique to deeply engrave the desired message or image into the stone; cleaning the stone and, if requested, painting inside of the engraving to complete the project. This old-fashioned approach makes every single piece truly one-of-a-kind.

ROTARY ENGRAVING

Rotary engraving is the process of using a spinning cutter in a motor-powered spindle to cut or “rout” into material, either completely through the substrate to create cut out shapes or holes, or at a predetermined depth to create engraved grooves that form characters and graphics. Diamond engraving, aka “diamond drag” engraving, is a variation of rotary engraving in that you can use the same machine but you use a diamond-tipped, non-rotating cutter called a “graver” to make a mark on various materials by scribing lines or grooves into the surface.
This method is primarily used for engraving metal.

Rotary Engraving Applications
‍One of rotary engraving’s best traits is that it can be used to engrave a wide range of materials, including a variety of plastics, acrylic, glass, ceramic, wood, stone and solid surface material. Rotary engraving systems utilizing a diamond drag engraver can also engrave on just about any type of machinable bare metal, including aluminum, brass, stainless steel (machinable grades), silver, gold, titanium and platinum. This means you can use rotary engraving to personalize just about any metal item. If it’s uncoated metal, you can engrave it. If it’s coated, you can engrave it. Diamond drag engraving will work on precious metals, semi-precious metals, stainless steel, brass, pewter—you name it!

LASER ENGRAVING
With the Glowforge 3D Laser Printer I can put a piece of material like leather, wood, or acrylic in the machine and it carves out the product using a laser light. The technical name is a CNC laser cutter engraver.  I can make an endless variety of useful, beautiful, and practical things from a bunch of different materials, the possibilities are endless!

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