Petal (Plum) Engraving Production

DAIZOH MAKIHARA
WATCHCRAFT JAPAN

How to make
Beauties of Nature
Plate Production

Similar to the production of flower petals, these will be flower petals (plum blossoms) for metal engraving. They will be cut along the original plate using a pantograph (engraving machine). This time, since they will be used as a pair, we will create a plum blossom with six petals by offsetting them by 120°.

The process involves deburring the surface, hammering with a chisel, shaping it three-dimensionally, and then joining the two pieces together to complete the process.

By varying the pressure of the hammering, we create shapes ranging from bud-like forms to fully bloomed forms.

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