Highly decorated medieval (?) french two hand mace

Shakethetrees · 9th August 2014, 08:52 PM

Michael,

Everything on your barrel is either chiseled or chased by hand, one tap of the hammer at a time.

The mace in question is cast, possibly using an old piece as a pattern, but no chiseling or chasing went into its production, with the exception of quickly finishing off flashings or spruces left over from casting.

The deep parts of a design that were tooled will usually be smooth, with the exception of places where a background texture is applied with a matting tool, as in pebbled backgrounds on your barrel. Linear designs should not have roughness in the troughs. A casting will always leave some roughness here.

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9th August 2014, 08:52 PM	#12
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	Michael, Everything on your barrel is either chiseled or chased by hand, one tap of the hammer at a time. The mace in question is cast, possibly using an old piece as a pattern, but no chiseling or chasing went into its production, with the exception of quickly finishing off flashings or spruces left over from casting. The deep parts of a design that were tooled will usually be smooth, with the exception of places where a background texture is applied with a matting tool, as in pebbled backgrounds on your barrel. Linear designs should not have roughness in the troughs. A casting will always leave some roughness here.