metalcraft
metalcraft — noun
1. the skill or activity of shaping and decorating metal by hand to create objects
the skill or activity of shaping and decorating metal by hand to create objects with artistic value, using techniques such as hammering, engraving, or setting pieces of metal into a surface.
At Tainan market, an artisan hammered a copper sheet into a phoenix, showing traditional metalcraft.
traditional metalcraft + hammering copper sheet
Lin learned to inlay silver onto bronze vases at a metalcraft workshop in Taiwan.
collocation: metalcraft workshop
The exhibition features metalcraft pieces from Southeast Asia, including chased silver boxes and gold-inlaid daggers.
Grandpa turned scrap iron into garden lanterns through years of practising metalcraft in his shed.
- metalworking
broader term that includes both artistic and industrial shaping of metal; metalcraft is reserved for decorative handwork
- metalwork
often focuses on the finished objects rather than the skill itself; 'a metalwork exhibition' vs 'learning metalcraft'
- smithing
more specific to forging iron or steel by heating and hammering, typically for tools rather than decorative pieces