Raising turns a flat sheet into a three-dimensional vessel by repeated hammering over stakes, anvils, or forms. The metal is gradually compressed and lifted; it hardens as it is worked and must be annealed by heating to restore workability. Basins, bowls, ewers, cups, trays, and lids can all involve raised sheet.

Forging shapes metal under hammer blows. Planishing smooths and regularizes a surface after heavier forming. Hammer marks may be visible inside vessels or under rims, while polished exteriors can hide labor. The website should show both diagram and close-up, because raising is difficult to understand from a finished photograph alone.

Inlay depends on a stable surface. A raised vessel may be shaped, annealed, planished, trimmed, rimmed, and only then engraved and inlaid. If the surface is distorted after inlay, the silver or gold can loosen. This is why understanding body formation helps visitors understand surface ornament.