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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 3182512, member: 33"]How were the indentations made? Are they meant to be decorative?</p><p><br /></p><p>Using the word "planishing" I found a few web pages that describe various hammers used in jewelry making. This one has the fewest advertisements:</p><p><a href="https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/equipment-technique-focus/guide-to-jewellery-hammers-for-beginners" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/equipment-technique-focus/guide-to-jewellery-hammers-for-beginners" rel="nofollow">https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/equipment-technique-focus/guide-to-jewellery-hammers-for-beginners</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So if planishing is a process of smoothing sheet metal, it sounds as if something different would be used for making the indentations...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 3182512, member: 33"]How were the indentations made? Are they meant to be decorative? Using the word "planishing" I found a few web pages that describe various hammers used in jewelry making. This one has the fewest advertisements: [URL]https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/equipment-technique-focus/guide-to-jewellery-hammers-for-beginners[/URL] So if planishing is a process of smoothing sheet metal, it sounds as if something different would be used for making the indentations...[/QUOTE]
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