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The application and styling used for engraving:
Much the same as typing on a keyboard, letters that are engraved on any type of material, be it wood or glass, are referred to as fonts and in order to achieve the correct appearance for any given project the appropriate font must be used.
There are many different methods that engravers can use to finish a job, including hand engraving, power-assisted hand engraving, chasing hammer engraving, and laser engraving. Many different cutters can also be used depending on the type of material and intricacy of style needed.
Engraving fonts are available in every style, from the elaborate and intricacies of Old English to the very basic Gothic-style. Matching the style with the application correctly is of vital importance to the outcome of the job in hand. One thing to bear in mind while planning the job is to keep everything proportional; that is, make sure the engraving is not going to look too big and that enough space is allowed around the lettering.
To get the spacing and positioning on a plate right, engravers use justification, akin to justification features on a word processing computer program. Depending on the application justification can be centre, full, left, and right. Centre justification is mostly used in the trophy engraving business where the text is balanced along the centre line of the plaque and ends up equidistance on either side of the centre line. With centre justification, there are no margins and the edges of the text will be rough or jagged looking.
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