Steel cutting tool for engraving
This article is about the modern cutting tool. For the prehistoric stone tool, see
Burin (lithic flake).
A burin diagram, showing the handle, shaft, cutting tip, and face.[1] The bend in the shaft is especially associated with wood engraving.[2]
A burin ( BUR(E)-in) is a steel cutting tool used in engraving, from the French burin (cold chisel). Its older English name and synonym is graver.[3]