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Die Striking Method
This method uses a hydraulic press to form metal over a special patterned die. This method is useful in making very large quantities of one item. The patterned dies have to be very precise in order to achieve high-quality results. Due to the high tooling costs involved, only certain types of jewelry, such as plain wedding bands and mountings that are used to hold stones, are manufactured this way. This method is generally only found at the high production manufacturing levels.