Burin vs. Graver — What's the Difference?

A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving or carving stone.

One who carves or engraves.

A stone tool with a chisellike head. Also called graver.

See burin.

The style or technique of an engraver's work.

(dated) a burin

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

(obsolete) a carver, sculptor, or engraver

A prehistoric flint tool

One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.

The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.

An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.

The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.

A tool used by an engraver

A chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving