Originally Posted By: Der Ami
Dewey,
Can this method, with smaller graver,be used to "mat"a rib?
Mike


It can. This is the method that I used to re-matt the repaired area of the Fox SBT rib that's detailed on my site.

One could conceivably do an entire rib but I wouldn't look forward to doing that.

This method is also used for shading lettering.