The silversmith's handbook : containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver, including the different modes of refining and melting the metal; its solders; the preparation of imitation alloys... (1921)
Gee, George E. (George Edward) · London : Crosby Lockwood and Son · leaf 152
n his knees, the pressure of which retains itsteadily in its place during the various manipula-tions performed upon it; this kind of tool is termeda sparrow-hawk — a re-presentation of it is givenin Fig. 31. The work iseffected by a series of blowsdealt with the hammer inregular concentric… … 120 ON THE WORKING OF SILVER. metal of equal thickness. The bezils may beproduced in this manner round or oval, as wellas other complex shapes; the hammering takingplace according to the shape required. Whenraised or ornamental brooch bezils, such as concaveor convex patterns, are to be made, the…
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