Crucible Engraving Tools, the Details

The final engraving tool and two cutters.

Whenever we release a new book, tool or piece of apparel, I try to modulate the tone of my writing. I’m not a slick salesman. I don’t like hyperbole, breathless product descriptions or arrogance.

But I’m finishing up the last details on our Crucible Engraving Tool, and I am trying to tamp down my excitement. I know this tool won’t change the world, like the Lie-Nielsen 60-1/2 block plane or the Independence Dovetail saw. But the engraving tool is so simple. It works so well. And it opens up a new skill – geometric engraving – for people to try.

Oh, and it’s affordable. We are selling the tool with two cutters for $27.

This article is my first attempt to explain the tool for people who don’t read “The American Peasant.” Because it could look like I’m selling a shortened craft knife and stuck a weird wire in it. And yeah, that’s exactly what we’ve done. But it wasn’t easy. Here’s my draft description of the tool for when we release it outside this b…