Hammering (forging) - Uchimono

…It is also called uchimono (forged metal) or tsuiki (hammered metal). It can be broadly divided into forging, in which a metal block is placed on a flat anvil and a hammer or mallet is used to make thin sheet metal, tsuiki (hammered metal technique), in which the hammered and stretched sheet metal is struck from both sides and squeezed to make three-dimensional vases, pots, etc., and sheet metal technique, in which metal sheets are folded and soldered to make three-dimensional objects, and these techniques are often used in combination. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "hammering (metalworking)" is listed below.

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…打物（うちもの），鎚起（ついき）ともいう。平らな鉄床の上に金属塊を置き，金鎚（かなづち）や木槌で薄い板金を作る鍛造，打ちのばして作った板金を表裏から打ち，絞り縮めなどして立体的な花瓶，鍋などを作る〈鎚起技法〉，金属板を折りまげたり，鑞(蠟)付（ろうづけ）したりして立体的なものを作る〈板金技法〉に大きく分けられ，これらの技法を併用している場合が多い。…

※「打物（鍛金）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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