Sinking is a method of creating a shallow bowl shape from a flat disk of metal, by hammering it against a dipped surface to shape it. I worked in concentric circles from near the edge to the centre, which stretches the metal in the middle and makes the dish shape.
this gives a good overall bowl shape, but leaves a very lumpy texture from the hammer.
once I was happy with the shape of my bowl and I had got it as deep as I wanted it, I started planishing it to create a smooth texture, but one which would still have hammer marks on. I used a round stake and a flat, shiny hammer, which meant the marks it left were shiny and even.
I used the same method of concentric circles to do this, so it would be even and wouldn't be misshaped.
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