Chaser
DOT Code: 704.381-010
Industry: jewelry-silver.
Reproduces decorative designs on items made of silver, gold, platinum, and other metals, from photographs or drawings: Outlines design on surface of article, using handtools. Positions hollowware over snarling tool (forming head) and raises design area, using foot-powered hammer. Strikes small tools with hammer to indent design area. Pours molten pitch into article to serve as foundation. Melts pitch with blowtorch to remove pitch from completed article. Cuts designs in castings of lamp bases and ornamental statuary.
GOE: 01.06.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M2 L3 SVP: 6 DLU: 77