These parts are from the one-step cut/emboss dies. This represents the easiest way to add metal forming into the mix. One way this process works is by taking a basic die and attaching low profile wire designs or sculptural elements to it. In the press the die is set onto a urethane or plastic pad instead of the steel platen. When cut, the die then pushes the part down and it is embossed between the flexible plastic and the forming element on the die. This method is displayed by the large feather and the small heart with a spiral design on it.

The beauty of this method is that it is a one-piece, self-contained unit. Metal is simply inserted into the die, the die is placed on a urethane pad in the press, then the cutting and forming takes place in a single press cycle.
  Another version of the one-step/cut die is made by attaching a low-profile sculpted form onto the die. Such a die can form the part with some detail and dimension, as shown by the large feather sample. Taken to the extreme it can create a shell-like part such as the balloon sample shown.

 

 
 

 

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