Art crafting in metal for amateurs : being the art of ornamenting thin metal with pierced and raised design (1920)
Alexander, Frank, 1917- · Boston : Fort Hill Press · leaf 71
63 REPOUSSE WORK. with a fine file; what are called “ needle files,” and which can be obtained, of all shapes, of any hardware dealer, are very suitable for the purpose. With a little practice, piercing can … Saw-Pierced Finger Plate. be done very rapidly. The saw will be found to work better when the strokes are given tolerably quick. It greatly facilitates the use of the saw if the work be laid on a piece of wood shaped somewhat like a bootjack and screwed firmly down to the bench. The work may also…
Art metal-work · Repoussé work
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