A professional who reproduces decorative designs on items made of silver, gold, platinum, and other metals, from photographs or drawings. Responsibilities include:

• Outlines design on surface of article, using handtools.
• Positions hollowware over snarling tool (forming head) and raises design area, using foot-powered hammer.
• Strikes small tools with hammer to indent design area.
• Pours molten pitch into article to serve as foundation.
• Melts pitch with blowtorch to remove pitch from completed article.
• Cuts designs in castings of lamp bases and ornamental statuary.