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All of these metal texturing techniques require a strong skill set and a great deal of time and patience and, whilst they are still used today, they are generally reserved for expensive and high-end silverware commanding a huge price tag.
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Traditionally, laborious techniques like engraving, repousse (the shaping of metal using a hammer to create form from the underside) and chasing (the opposite of repousse where metal is shaped on the front face, also known as embossing) were used for texturing metal. Advances in materials and product development mean that it is now possible to achieve different metal textures using a series of shortcuts, such as pre-textured plates and shaped hammers, which were simply not available years ago. A textured metal finish can be achieved in a variety of different ways and can take a number of days, or a matter of minutes, to obtain – depending on the metal texturing techniques you use.