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Hi to all out there,

it seems that repoussé often means : working with nonferous metals.

But in earlier day´s  there was much repoussé-work on iron. Take a look at all these leafwork at older buildings etc. and you know what I mean :)

However, I can´t find books about chasing, repoussé etc with iron? Does anyone know such a book explicit for ironworks, respectively for blacksmiths?

 

greetings Sascha

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Well not on the actual techniques; which are pretty much the same only with more force needed---and the lowest carbon steel you can find like 1005  rather than 1018 or 1020!  However for some truly amazing repousse work done in medium carbon steel:

"Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries",    Pyhrr, Stuart W., and José-A. Godo

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Mr. Serrano's work is intimidatingly exquisite. 

Not to be picky but repousse is the name of a technique that has nothing to do with what it's used on. Means "pushed from the back". The fine detail is "Chased" meaning driven in from the front with special chisels and punches. 

Altoid and cookie tins make excellent practice stock and nice gifts. They're thin low carbon steel made to be easy to press or extrude and so, stretch well and take good detail chasing. Maybe better when you screw up and punch through or just make something horrible looking the stock's price doesn't hurt so much to toss them

Frosty The Lucky.

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Yes, metal,  that was sloppy of me. <sigh>  

I JUST remembered, Mike Rowe in a "Dirty Jobs" episode worked with a potter who made face pots, with repousse and chasing techniques. Knuckles from the inside and clay tools on the outside. 

Not that it's a valid exception, especially here but it came to mind as I was moving the cursor to the Send button.

Frosty The Lucky.

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For books, go to bluemoonpress.com and search repousse. I am not familiar with European artists or training opportunities but in the US you can check out Doug Pryor (http://douglaspryor.com) and Saign Charlestein (http://www.saignc.com) as current artists who also teach. Saign sells tools as well. Ernie Dorrill used to teach but has pretty much retired. Dan Nauman, Tom Latane, Peter Renzetti and Carl Close are also well know US blacksmiths who do chasing and repousse in iron. There are numerous other artists that you can find online.

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