Description
Description
This hardwood dapping block features 7 shallow oval depressions, making it an essential forming tool for jewelers and metalsmiths working with non-ferrous metals. The block spans a wide range of oval sizes — from 12mm × 10mm up to 47mm × 36mm — giving you versatility for doming, shaping, and forming curved oval components in copper, brass, gold, and silver. Use with non-marring tools such as wood, nylon, or leather mallets to avoid scratching soft metals. The block can also serve as a metal clay drying form when treated with a waterproof sealer prior to use.
Features
- 7 shallow oval depressions in graduated sizes for a wide range of forming applications
- Hardwood construction provides a firm, stable forming surface
- Compatible with non-marring mallets — wood, nylon, or leather — to protect soft non-ferrous metals
- Suitable for shaping copper, brass, gold, and silver sheet
- Can be used as a metal clay drying block when treated with a waterproof sealer
- Compact block size is easy to position and store on the bench
Specifications
| Material | Hardwood |
|---|---|
| Block Dimensions | 6-1/2″ long × 4″ wide × 1″ thick |
| Number of Depressions | 7 shallow oval depressions |
| Depression Size Range | 12mm × 10mm – 47mm × 36mm |
| Variant Count | 1 |
Depression Sizes
- 12mm × 10mm
- 22mm × 16mm
- 28mm × 19mm
- 32mm × 22mm
- 36mm × 26mm
- 42mm × 30mm
- 47mm × 36mm
Notes
For use with non-marring tools only. To use this block for metal clay drying, treat the wood surface with a waterproof sealer before use to prevent moisture damage to the block.
Specifications
- Brand
- Value Line
- Part
- 125.1112
- Type
- Forming Blocks & Dapping Tools
- Dimensions
- 7.5 in x 4.5 in x 1.25 in
- Length
- 7.5 in
- Width
- 4.5 in
- Height
- 1.25 in
- Material
- Hardwood
- Block Dimensions
- 6-1/2″ long × 4″ wide × 1″ thick
- Number of Depressions
- 7 shallow oval depressions
- Depression Size Range
- 12mm × 10mm – 47mm × 36mm
- Variant Count
- 1
