Definição

• Spitz, Spitzstick.  A pointed graver; an engraving tool with a long sharp pointed end. Spitz (German: sharp point) or spitzstick have long sloping sides, often used in preliminary engraving by outlining designs for later engraving in depth, or small sloping cuts which can easily be modified if the engraver desires to alter the design.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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