. Repoussé work for amateurs : being the art of ornamenting thin metal with raised figures. orm of sconce,which was much used when I was a boy, is shown in Fig. 40;the height is 9|in., and the width 4in. The lower part, whichholds the candle socket, projects 3in. The socket is made ofa piece of brass tube rather more than lin. long; the underside should be filed away, leaving two projections, or pins,rather more than x^-in. long, Two holes must be drilled inthe centre of the projecting part to receive these pins,which are to be riveted on the under side by placing thesocket on the anvil, and t
. Repoussé work for amateurs : being the art of ornamenting thin metal with raised figures. orm of sconce,which was much used when I was a boy, is shown in Fig. 40;the height is 9|in., and the width 4in. The lower part, whichholds the candle socket, projects 3in. The socket is made ofa piece of brass tube rather more than lin. long; the underside should be filed away, leaving two projections, or pins,rather more than x^-in. long, Two holes must be drilled inthe centre of the projecting part to receive these pins,which are to be riveted on the under side by placing thesocket on the anvil, and tapping them gently with the paneof a hammer; this will hold the socket quite firmly, andprove much better than soldering, as it cannot be loosened by the heat occasioned by the candle burning down in the a 82 REPOUSSE WORK FOR AMATEURS. socket. A hole should be made at A, to hang the sconceup by. In case a suitable piece of tubing is not procurable,it will not be difficult to make a socket by bending a pieceof brass round the pointed end of the beak iron, and solderingthe seam Fig. 40. Sconce (Old-fashioned Form), Another and more elaborate form of sconce is shown atEig. 41. The socket may be made by either of the methodsI have just described, and the Vandykes cut out with thesnips. The tray to which the socket is fastened may bechased and beaten, and the edge turned up with the malleton the round end of the side stake. This pattern was takenfrom one in the South Kensington Museum, and is very suitablefor attaching to a handsomely worked piece of brass to beframed and hung on a wall. A disk of metal should be FORMING. 83 fitted into the bottom of the socket, to hold the wire A, whichis screwed into it. In any case where a solder joint shows,and is unsightly, it may be touched with a piece of sulphateof copper, or bluestone, slightly wetted, which will give it acoppery tint, and render it less visible. If any of my readers should be at a loss how to proceed whenthey
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