Subject: Re: Speaking of swage blocks

From: Bill Roberts <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:00 -0400

Jim,
It is Jim isn't it?  Sounds like your describing a jewelry size dapping 
block, excuse me if this is way off base, but that's the first thing 
that came to mind when I read your post. Any jewelry supply house would 
handle the dapping block. (SWEST, RIO GRANDE etc.)  
 .02
Bill Roberts
Custom Design Metal Arts
3740 NE 40th Pl. Ste. C
Ocala, FL. 34479
[email-masked]
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/edu/arts/metal/incoming/portflio/broberts

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From: isalmon <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 15:53:29 -0700

[email-masked] wrote:
> 
> OK all...a long time ago, some ten years or so there was a company that was
> making a very small cube swage bloc, it was some 6 inches square or so...All
> it had in it were semi-spherical depressions in it if I remember correctly..
> 
> Does anyone have a source for these? Or is anyone willing to part with one?
> 
> I am seriously looking for this little swage as I need these little
> depressions for some work I am doing..
> 
> JP Hrisoulas

Rio Grande 800-545-6566 and Indian Jewelers Supply 800-545-6540 both
have what you are looking for.  You may want the punches to go with
the block also.

Doug Salmon

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 15:56:55 -0400

JP Hrisoulas

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From: Morgan Hall <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 14:26:10 -0700 (PDT)

> depressions for some work I am doing..

I'd check a jewelry supply place, looking for a "dapping block" -- these
should be available from most supply houses.  Seems to me that I
remember Dixon had the best price about 30 years ago...

Morgan