• 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    TIL that finishing a shaped metal sheet by pounding it on a pedestal is called “planishing” and said pedestal is called a “planishing stake.” I’ve seen it done I just never thought to ask what it was called, I guess.

    • almost1337@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      Yeah, this is how shields and armor were made, as planishing doesn’t thin out the metal so much.

      • EpeeGnome@lemm.ee
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        22 hours ago

        Dishing hammer is also important for armouring, and is missing from the picture.