[Jewelry making - Article 00287] - Re: [Orchid] Creasing hammer

[Kevin]

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    The books I have show creasing being done with a raising hammer,
    that is the head extends quite a long distance from the handle at
    each side, with each end having a sort of cross pein shape at right
    angles to the shaft.  The actual shape is more rounded than a cross
    pein though. 

    The creasing is done (the books say) with the silver backed by a
    sandbag or a grooved piece of wood.  Looking at the illustrations it
    does appear that a hammer with the long dimension at the end of the
    head running parallel to the shaft might be easier to use.  But, they
    also mention that creasing is best attempted when good skills in
    raising by the usual method have been attained.  It is a way of
    speeding up the early stages of raising. 

    See, for example: Silversmithing, Frances Loyen, Thames and Hudson,
    ISBN 0 500 68021 3 Silversmith's Manual, Bernard Cuzner, NAG Press,
    ISBN 7198 0062 5 

Kevin  (NW England, UK)

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