"Tim Williams" wrote in message
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| I've seen textures like that applied to glass. Sorta. So sandblasting
| might be worth a shot. Probably expensive since making the pattern might
| take a lot of artistic touch on the part of the operator (depending on
what
| kind of random resists they can do).
|
| Or still in the hammered vein, maybe a shot blast wheel would do it.
| Basically steel shot thrown into a centrifical blower, hurls it at the
work
| (usually scale and sand stuck to an iron casting, so you might want to
call
| a local foundry and see if the foreman is interested in helping out),
| leaving small dents. May or may not have the problem of warpage.
|
| Tim

Wheelabrator. Most of the shot and abrasive is small, but you might get
lucky. Call up Wheelabrator or your local foundry. These machines truly
come in all sizes.