Doming ( or dapping punches as they are often referred to by jewellery makers) punches are expensive for what they are- basically highly polished pieces of curved steel. I have a few comercially made punches and a brass dapping block but I needed larger ones for a project. I couldn't justify the expense knowing they would only see occasional use, so I made my own.
they are cheap, easy and quick to make with only a few tools, yet they still delivers excellent results.
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1) Sanding sticks of various grits I've used 120, 240, 320, 400, 600, 800,1200.
2) A few loose pieces of sand paper of various grits
3) Buffing stick (an old leather belt glued to a piece of hard wood) or a polishing motor with stitched cotton buff.
4) Buffing compound (I've used blade honing compound as it 'cuts' steel quickly, you could use jewellers Tripoli or brasso with good results)
5)hack saw.
6) A file.
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You are correct in saying the punch can be used for repousse and even as a small stake to do some really small scale raising.
I bet you even putting it in the oven at a high temperature for like an hour and 15 minutes then every once in a while lowering the oven temp. a little would anneal it pretty nice.
What you described is akin to tempering it at a low heat (dull cherry red), so while it wasn't that hot to begin with, it'll be tempered and therefore soft but still much harder than ideal. Tempering locks in the structure formed at high heat and embeds a hardness in the metal. Annealing relaxes all the stressed metal structures that form, and make it nice and soft and workable.
I only hope that this helps you make even cooler stuff in the future, and do it more easily and better.