A craftsman at work making a pewter bowl by spinning and shaping a blank for later soldering to a cast base; and a bronze bowls by raising, smoothing, annealing, planishing, and burnishing a blank disc. Methods of constructing a candlestick mould, inserting the core, pouring, removing, and finishing the pewter cast are demonstrated. The designing, chasing, shaping and soldering of the sides and top of a jewel-box are also demonstrated.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323384
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metal-work
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metals
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Solder and soldering
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans
Crafts & Visual Arts → Metal-work
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Metal-work - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Metallurgy
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Metallurgy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metallurgy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)