How do you stamp larger or figural cast silver pieces?
I started silversmith work out of nowhere about 6 months ago. I’ve done quite a few casts since then, all sandcasting. My results are getting better, and I’m about to move onto investment casting. But one thing I can’t figure out is how to put a stamp on any of the castings I’ve finished. Some have smaller sharper edges or protrusions because it’s a 3d shape. all of them have as much detail as I can possibly pull out of them. Then when I’m close to finished I’ll stamp something and it always ruins the piece. Smashes out details or if it’s flat bends it in half. I feel like there’s some way people do this successfully that I just don’t know. I googled for a long time and couldn’t find anything. I’m stamping on a steel block with a sandbag.
You can see what I’m talking about on this SNES controller I’ve been trying to make for my brother. The first one came out good, I spent hours pulling out details and when I stamped the Sterling on it, on wood. Maybe the wood was too hard? But it smashed all the buttons on the other side. Is the answer to just stamp only in spots that won’t do that?