06-17-2014, 07:35 PM
Hello Patrick,
That is very nice work. Most Roman sheet metal decoration that I have seen is around 0.5mm thick.....not really thin stuff. Many decorations on scabbards were not done by repousse. Most were done by punching sheet metal. You can tell that much of the decoration is very crisp indicative of work that is not done by repousse. Really thin sheet metal as far as I can tell was not used. Sure it is easier to work but not necessarily accurate.
Annealing the brass as you have done and working the material will allow you to get good detail. Its a pain because you have to constantly heat. Large pieces of armor I think were done by repousse. Belt plates and scabbard parts were stamped out.
That is very nice work. Most Roman sheet metal decoration that I have seen is around 0.5mm thick.....not really thin stuff. Many decorations on scabbards were not done by repousse. Most were done by punching sheet metal. You can tell that much of the decoration is very crisp indicative of work that is not done by repousse. Really thin sheet metal as far as I can tell was not used. Sure it is easier to work but not necessarily accurate.
Annealing the brass as you have done and working the material will allow you to get good detail. Its a pain because you have to constantly heat. Large pieces of armor I think were done by repousse. Belt plates and scabbard parts were stamped out.
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