{"product_id":"stamping-die-block-antique-iron-multiple-small-designs-43mm","title":"Stamping Die\/Block, Antique Iron, Multiple Small Designs, 43mm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique iron stamping \"die\" or block for making Indian amulets\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surface of this block is 43mm across\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis die and others like it may be of interest to collectors, art teachers, and metalworkers, but artists using precious metal clay or polymer clay might also find them useful for creating pendants, beads, or simply adding texture to various projects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process for making traditional \"plaque\" amulets involves cutting a sheet of typically 18ga silver sheet to a size a bit larger than the die. Heating the sheet to red hot, quenching in water, laying it over the die and covering the silver with a thick sheet of lead. Several blows with a heavy, broad-faced sledgehammer, all across the surface of the stamping block (taking care not to shift the metals), forces the silver into the depressions in the stamping block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext the lead separated and the silver lifted from the stamping block it shows a clean and clear die-stamped impression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmulets are often reinforced with borders created with other dies (ASM-363 or ASM-347) which are soldered onto the edges of the images. Corners are covered by soldering on even smaller decorative components from multi-purpose dies like this one. Then all that's left to do is to create the ring or rings for suspending the amulet\/pendant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI have about a dozen, but each one is unique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39569196220501,"sku":"ASM-364","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/products\/ASM-364Bead-Zone.com.jpg?v=1634156116","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/stamping-die-block-antique-iron-multiple-small-designs-43mm","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}