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MACHINERY MANUFACTURING
Welcome to the rare enginery of the hardware organizational section of the creative craft of Tambat Ali. This is the part which allows you an insider’s view into the heavy machinery and equipment used for molding, melting, carving, beating and transforming raw copper into innovative ideas and outcomes. Producingintricateworksofartfromscratchand giving a whole new meaning to the age old techniquesusedbythecraftsmen,withtheirpure dedication and rare talent.
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Harmonizing a rhythemic pattern as beats drop when the hammer strikes the smooth surface of the copper sheet to manipulate its form.
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The various kinds of hammers used by the craftsmen for the beating of copper.
Such is the magnificence of Mathar Kaam portrayed by the majestic beating of the hammers onto copper, keeping up its pretige and grandeur.
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Engulfed by the blazing fire to mend the loose ends of the broken lives in Tambat Ali, burning its way onto the glorious reuninion of the two separated ends into one finite firm structure of Mathar Kaam.
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Giving shape to a deformed lifeless rigid sheet into a curvy metal malleable body of a needful product - Bambad (water heater)
Hammering the cut grooves, applying a paste of filings to seal them, and heating them in a fire It could be called like a ceremony of matrimony.
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Spinning on the edge, running on a motor, bringing about polished objects a lustrous look of its own.
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Rekindled fire ignited deep within our souls. Harness the energy to recreate magic from the sacrificed ashes.
Miniature toys made of brass at a craftsman’s workshop.
Out with the old, or in with the new. These will bring a gleam of gold, when you’re feeling blue.
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Gyrating from the starting point back to the same spot to complete an endless cycle of building something new every time the wheel spins.
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A craftsman applying Swagi (a mixture of raal, kerosene oil and copper fillings) to attach the bottom of a finished pot.
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Just like fire burns its way up into the mould to engage itself into a dazzling dance, the hammer beats its way onto the sheets to expel sparks of mending its rudimentary form into an absolute piece of art.
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Coming out and about into a world filled with competition, this craft has successfully emerged victorious as it paves its way gradually yet progressively to the epitome of finess.
Everything runs its course, and indeed it is true; Be it metal ores, or the craftsmen who are so few.