pacomb,
I think the tools you describe are mostly used for "shading" the background in other patterns. Hand checking a rib is a difficult and very time-consuming process. Most ribs are tapered and parallel lines (along the length of the rib) eventually "run- out", giving the look of mistakes. Most factory "matting" of ribs is done by a machine that holds uniform "squiggly" lines. If done by hand, the matting is often done with a common graver by cutting across the rib by a "squiggly" or turning motion, very repetitive, and hard to keep uniform. If he responds, I will gladly defer to "Kutter" since my experience with this ended with failed results.
Mike
Last edited by Der Ami; 07/16/26 09:54 AM.
