The multiple lining tool is a
burin chisel used in
engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an i ...
with multiple cutting blades for making parallel lines to create a
hatching
Hatching (french: hachure) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. (It is also used in monochromatic representations of heraldry to indicate what the ...
effect.
The multiple lining tool is also called the multiple tool, lining tool, multiliner, liner, shooter, multiple graver, comb, and half-tone comb.
Description
The multiple lining tool allows the engraver to create
hatched shading effects by engraving multiple parallel lines at the same time. It achieves this by having two or more cutting blades, which are available in different grades or sizes, such as the density of lines. The resulting hatching has a mechanical look.
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