brass dopping block
ok, I didn't actually make this, but I had it on hand and it's one of my current favorite tools, and I'm not using it as was intended.
In case you don't know, a dopping block is used to shape sheet metal. This one is a 2" cube of solid brass with a couple dozen hemispherical indentations all over it, in many different sizes.
I use the indentations to shape entire beads, or just to shape the ends. Especially useful to even up lumpy beads.
Lee
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