[Jewelry making - Article 00913] - Re: [Orchid] Re-flatten warped sheet silver

[Karen Goeller]

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Sharron,

    I don't know if you've tried this, but I have had a lot of luck with
    this technique. 

    Take a leather mallet that is as close as possible to covering the
    entire surface of the piece (if it's a bit larger, that's great). 
    Lay the piece on the anvil and the mallet on top of the piece.  Use a
    heavy-head brass hammer (or really any heavy-head hammer/mallet) and
    hammer onto the leather mallet.

    Basically, it's creating a "sandwich" between the leather mallet and
    the anvil, and should work well to flatten the piece evenly. You're
    not hammering directly on the piece, so the distortion won't affect
    your ability to flatten it. 

Good luck!

Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com
Hand-crafted artisan jewelry
http://www.nolimitations.com

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