As Christmas is fast approaching we’ve been getting lots of commissions for silver tableware. Here are some pictures of a silver butter dish which Jimmy made.

The base of this dish has been made using a technique called spinning which is done on a lathe. This involves cutting a disk of silver and using a wooden chuck (which is the desired shape of the finished object) to shape the silver disk similiar to the way a wood turner works. The lid of the dish has been raised by hand which involves hammering the flat sheet of silver into its domed shape using stakes.( Click here to see what a stake looks like!)

Tags: Add new tag, Silver Butter Dish, Silver Spinning, Silver Tableware, Silversmiths Cork

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