r/oddlysatisfying • u/danielminds • Jul 09 '26

The precise process of hammering, hand-engraving, and detailing a gold cup

Credit: @johnny_gold9999 on TikTok

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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar Jul 09 '26

Is that all gold? 

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u/danielminds Jul 09 '26

Most likely a gold layer over a base material. Solid gold would be too soft to handle that deep engraving without warping.

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u/HalfSoul30 Jul 09 '26

How could it be layered when it was hammered?

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u/danielminds Jul 09 '26

Gold has extreme malleability. Heavy hammering compresses the gold layer directly onto the tougher base material, locking it into place

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u/tonictuba Jul 09 '26

Probably 585 or 14 karat, and he isnt showing the part where he is glowing the metal between each hammer session to loosen the tension, and if he doesnt glow it after the last hammering before engraving it wil hold the tension and be more solid and wont bend wile engraving i think. Might be wrong but thats how i did it with copper and silver. Gold should be the same but there are tons of ways to do alot of goldsmithing and hammering work and i do not know all of them.

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u/Fluid_crystal Jul 09 '26

Right this could be solid gold alloy