Définition

• Matting Tool.  A punch or chisel with pebbled, crosshatched or textured relief used in chasing to rough up a surface to produce a matte finish. Broken punches are sometimes used as a matting tool if the break is uneven and the surface is slightly rough.  See punches and puncheons.
     

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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