John Cook Engraving - Hand engraver from London England

Want to learn hand engraving ?

Hand engraving is a very rewarding hand skill not only to learn as a profession given that it's somewhat of a dying art but also as a hobby. It has many outlets including Intaglio Printing , Jewellery embellishment , decorative ornamentation on objects , ie clocks, Lighters, knives some of which you can see in my portfolio below. When I started out there was very limited courses available in the UK so I had to study in Luxembourg ,America, Belgium. We need to promote this art otherwise it will be lost. So my plan is to offer lessons and mentoring in the UK. As I work from home I can only accommodate 2 people at a time here , however I have built up some tools and equipment over time so can offer "off site classes" of up to 6 people. If anyone would like to host a hand engraving class of up to 6 people please get in touch. Examples of classes can include

Introduction to hand engraving for beginners

Hand push engraving using traditional burins

Hammer and Chisel techniques

Power assisted hand engraving using GRS and Pulsegraver

Intaglio print plate making

Copperplate

My next group class is

- 8th -9th Feb 2025 Epping Forest Horology Centre. SOLD OUT

- 12th -13th April Ockendon Essex - Introduction to hand engraving - contact www.Sapphorocks.com 01708 857575

PRIVATE ONE TO ONE TUITION. £199

In conjunction with www.craftcourses.com I have listed 4 specific one day workshops :

1) Introdution to hand push engraving

2)Introduction ot Engraving Techniques

3)Copperplate Engraving and printing

4)Introduction to Power Assisted Engraving

Intaglio Prints

During my time studying in Florence Italy I gained a love of historical plate engraving. This type of engraving dates back to the early 16th century. Using the original hand push burin techniques I have tried to combine designs both original and contempory. I have also combined various techniques of printmaking to enhance the plates overal effect. These prints are very limited in number as I print everyone myself on heavy cotton paper. I sequentially number each print with number 1 in my private collection. If you see a print you like, the next stage is to contact me. I can then give you more information on each print available. ie I have some prints printed on difference colour / quality and size of paper. We can also discuss the shipping option.

To view PRINTS

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This is a new project Im working on. Its a Victorian style oval boarder in brass. This is around 18 hours of work so far as there is a lot of detail. I hope to add a centre monogram later. New Paragraph

I was honoured to be commissioned to make a leaving award to the Chairman of Harmonica UK. I made the silver plated harmonica , the wooden plinth and the inscription plate.

I just finished a few small brass money clips this week. Various styles used in these designs from bright cut to American scrolls.

Hi john
Just wanted to say a huge thankyou for the beautiful engraving that you done on my grandads ornamental penknife .The detail of the scroll work is absolutely breathtakingly .The craftsmanship is incredible and in this day and age of mass produced manufacturing it is a pleasure to find someone that still has the talent and skills to do this type engraving by hand. I look forward sending you more pieces to engrave for me. Truly thankfully.
Anthony Bennett