Metalsmith

Definitions

A craftsman fashioning objects such as tools or works of art out of various metals; one who engages in metalsmithing.

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“THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present⟳, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work⟳ of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form⟳, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express⟳ new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result⟳, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality.”

“Between 1865 and 1880, the supply⟳ of German silver increased greatly, leading to an abundance of items manufactured from it and a decline⟳ in its value as a rare commodity. Southern Plains metalsmiths produced horse gear, pectorals and crosses, earrings, finger rings, other jewelry, and decorative objects with German silver.”

“The recipe for shakudo is unknown; each Japanese metalsmith had his own⟳ secret recipe.”

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