goldbeating

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Process of making gold leaf by beating or pressing gold into a very thin, flexible sheet. An example of a common method of production begins with a small ingot of gold alloyed with small amounts of silver and copper, which is rolled into a long ribbon, the ribbon is then cut up into pieces, the pieces are placed between sheets of heavy paper and enclosed in a sheepskin, then hammered until the leaves of gold have been reduced to a thickness of about 0.001 mm,so delicate that they can be moved or straightened with a light breath.
goldbeating
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024