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Repoussé (French: [ʁəpuse] (listen)) or repoussage ([ʁəpusaʒ] (listen)) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing or embossing is a similar technique in which the piece is hammered on the front side, sinking the metal. The two techniques are often used in conjunction.
Many metals can be used for chasing and repoussé work, including gold, silver, copper, and alloys such as steel, bronze, and pewter.
These techniques are very ancient and have been extensively used all over the world, as they require only the simplest tools and materials, and yet allow great diversity of expression. They are also relatively economical, since there is no loss or waste of metal, which mostly retains its original size and thickness. Toolmarks are often intentionally left visible in the result.
A few among many famous examples of repoussé and chasing are the prehistoric Gundestrup cauldron, the mask on the mummy of Tutankhamun, the body armours of the Bronze Age, the copper ornaments made by the Native Americans in the Southeastern United States, and the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

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    Chasing out

    howdy all Just wondered when chasing out to run 15mm pipes in a wall do i keep the width to a minimum and should the pipe be sleeved in anything? I dont have a fancy electric chaser so i was also wondering what the best tool would be to use with the hammer. ie bolster or smaller chisel. Cheers
  2. D

    chasing walls burying pipe

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  3. J

    Three pipes needing chasing into the wall (3x3m)

    Three pipes of 3m in length to be chased into the wall. One gas and two central heating. Please see photo of the work required Highgate North London. Please call / email to discuss [email protected] 07802 664654
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    chasing payment

    Did a trail days work for a company. It was agreed verbally on the phone I would be paid for this day (although naively not how much) However my involvement with this company made me think it was run by a bunch of indecisive clowns and that there was no way i was quiting my current job to...
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    chasing pipes question

    Evening all, Can anyone tell me if its OK if you Chase heating pipes into a brick wall and Denso tape them can you skim plaster straight over the top? Cheers, Nat
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    Chasing in pipework

    All We have had a few quotes for the installation of a new central heating system. It is a Listed Building with some nice period features that we are unearthing as we renovate it slowly. It has some suspended floors downstairs and some solid floors. Some of the plumbers have recommended putting...
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    My method for pipe chasing, anyone do it different?

    Hi all, got a job which HAS to be behind the plaster/plasterboard (unclear as to what is going over yet as im not plastering it) Well, horizontal chase in 100mm brick is the situation in question. If plasterboarding over top Cut 1/6th depth horizontal with angle grinder and chop out run 15mm...
  8. H

    chasing in

    i was thinking today the best arrangement to get the hot and cold to the basin taps, the pipework would be coming from the right of the basin chased in and i would only want as little showing as possible behind the ped'.Tiled wall and tiled floor aswell, So what would be the best way to get the...
  9. G

    Chasing pipes into wall

    I am going to be installing a shower over my bath and i will have to chase the pipework into the wall slightly which will be getting tiled over when finished. What is the best protection for the copper pipes that will be buried, i was thinking of using overflow pipe will this be ok
  10. S

    Chasing pipes for shower

    I'm refitting a bathroom and the client wants the shower on the opposite wall. I want to hide the pipes behind the tiling, but the plaster/render is not thick enough to take pipe and sleeving (overflow pipe) and I'm worried that if I chase into brickwork it will either weaken wall or remove...
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  11. A

    chasing out??

    hi guys just wanted some feedback on how you all chase out walls for pipes. do you use a special wall chaser, bolster etc...
  12. A

    chasing pipe into wall

    When chasing copper pipe into a wall does it need to be in a sleeve or can it be directly cemented or plastered over? ie will there be any corrosion of the copper from the cement or plaster?
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  13. D

    Chasing water pipes into walls

    I want to know what the maximum depth is (in accordance with the latest building regs) when chasing out for 15mm pipes in a 100mm aerated block internal wall. Can anyone out there help me...? :confused: Thanks.
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