METALWORK TECNIQUES

The work metal with the lathe, is a singular technique, where the turner becomes accomplished after the direct and constant contact with the matter, so he develops his capacity and his own sensibility.
With appropriate tolls, called " castagne" the metal plate is stretched so much that it hugs entirely to wooden mould and during this important process the metal plate must be cooked many times to make it ductile.
With this process the turner can make round and oval items like trays, coffee pot ,incense burners, teapots, tea trolleys, perfume displays, Kleenex boxes, tables ,land lamps,…
Another technique used in the metalwork is the forming work, sometimes used in the Filigree work that in the goldsmith's craft is made up of application grain by grain of metal.
The next process after the forming work or the work metal with the lathe can be the hammering work, the repoussé and chiselling, all techniques made by hands, so the craftsman can mould and decorate the item in according of his natural bent, his taste or demands. To avoid the metal yields under the blows of chiselling,it is necessary to fill it with black pitch to cushion the blows. After this process, there is the "monteria", technique needed with soldering to put together several pieces: these are delicate moments and the craftsman must be very experienced.
Finally the new metalwork is ready for the processes of the polishing and silvering(silver plate),carried out with the dive of the items in the galvanic baths.