Copper, brass and bell metal can be beaten into required shape from flat sheets of the metal. A typical water pot will be done two or more sections are beaten to hemispheres and then welded together with a rim to form a pot. Sometimes the metal is ornamented by beating, shaping and embossing designs on it.
Overview of Techniques involved
1. Sourcing and Transporting raw materials and creation of wax model
- Sheet Metal
- Trims and accessories
2. Preparing and cutting the metal sheets
- Square or circular pieces are cut out of the flat metal sheets.
3. Hammering & Beating
- These disks are beaten up using a mallet with varying weights and a wooden support.
- The metal is beaten till it naturally bends along a concave or convex curve as required.
4. Texturing
- A sold iron rod bent at the tip further contribute to the process of handling the utensil while it is being textured.
5. Welding and Assembling
- The desired utensil is always designed as a combination of parts which are welded into a unanimous whole.
6. Finishing
- Eventually, the obtained products are given an acid wash until they appear to shine like gold.