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How is Pewter Tankards Made

There are three main methods of making a pewter tankard, all of which have been in use for many centuries:Contact us to buy your own pewter tankards now at http://www.craftedcupcompany.com/pewter-tankards/

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How is Pewter Tankards Made

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  1. How is Pewter Tankards Made?

  2. There are three main methods of making a pewter tankard, all of which have been in use for many centuries: Casting: This method involves pouring molten pewter into a mold. The metal quickly cools and the mold can be removed. This method uses the most metal, and as a result tends to produce a heavier tankard. Unfortunately it’s also a more expensive tankard for the same reason (remember what we said about it being the fourth most expensive metal?). There are also some limits on the design of a cast tankard, although in most cases this restriction isn’t a big problem.

  3. Sheet-working: This involved carefully cutting sheets of cool pewter into shape before bending around a mold, or ‘former’. The join is then hammered shut, sometimes with additional molten pewter, and then polished until the join is not only invisible but is no longer physically present. This method uses the least pewter and is therefore more common for less expensive cups, but is still a very good option. Indeed, few people can tell the difference. The top is carefully worked by the craftsman to give a thick and comfortable rim, and the tankard is quite solid enough for most people. Several tankards of this type were recently dug out of the mud of the River Thames that is several hundred years old.

  4. Spinning: This very traditional method is undoubtedly the most fun to watch, and produces the finest tankards in our opinion. A thick disc of pewter is put on a lathe, and as the lathe turns the disc a highly skilled craftsman uses a range of much specialised hand-tools to push the tankard into shape. This method produces solid tankards with elegant designs, and, depending on the design, can lead to tankards where the bowl is a single piece of pewter. This makes cleaning even easier! All of these methods are generally labor intensive and need very skilled craftsmen, although some far-eastern pewter utilises casting on more of an industrial scale. • Contact usto buy your own pewter tankards now at http://www.craftedcupcompany.com/pewter-tankards/

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