[Ansteorra] The Formation of "Bezants"
Mike C. Baker
kihebard at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 1 07:26:15 PDT 2008
I would also commend the repouss{e'} research of Cairenne and Suzanna to
those interested in the forming of shapes from thin metal sheets.
(Sources may have *started* with Theophilus, I just know that this pair
of craftswomen have practice in the form...)
Adieu, Amra / ttfn - Mike / Pax ... Kihe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
> [mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
> Haraldr Bassi
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:25 PM
> To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] need doumunation on wood and leather burning
>
> Hell Your Grace,
>
> Bezants could indeed be made by using a soft foil metal and
> embossing onto a mold. I've encountered an artisan who was
> showing exactly that technique at a Pennsic artisan display
> several years ago. She was showing the use of a very thin
> sheet of brass or copper over a soapstone form. A simple
> burnisher of a rounded wooden stick is enough to impress the
> image into the metal. Once made, a small punch (any sharp
> point in a handle) is sufficient to make the small hole to
> allow it to be sewn to a garment.
>
> I am unsure if I could find the documentation I might have
> been able to pickup from the artisan and after the
> intervening years I am unsure who it was anymore.
>
> Hopefully that will help you in your quest.
>
> Haraldr Bassi, Bjornsborg
>
> willowdewisp at juno.com wrote:
> > I have been trying to find out about period use of branding
> or burning
> > on leather or wood. Do any of you have any resources I
> could look at
> > at? Also do any of you metal or coin crafts people know how the
> > decorative "bezants" were made. I don't mean the coin but the thin
> > metal things that were to on garments and fabric. I know the simple
> > one could be made with a die but the more complex deeper
> relief look
> > like they might have made with a pressing over a mold. what
> do think?
> > willow
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