A method for substantially retaining a neutral stamped shape of a deep-drawn scrap region when the deep-drawn scrap region is severed from a sheet metal part comprising: a) providing a sheet metal stamping device for stamping a sheet metal part including at least one deep-drawn scrap region formed therein being prone to recoil from a neutral stamped position, the device comprising a first die body and a second die body in operable communication for forming the sheet metal part from a sheet metal blank; the first die body including a male region in the form of a deep drawing protrusion region and the second die body including a complementary female region in the form of a deep drawing receiving region; the first die body and the second die body having complementary elongate bead-forming portions (36, 38) located for forming an elongate bead region about a bend radius of at least a portion of the deep-drawn scrap region formed in the sheet metal part for substantially inhibiting recoil of the deep-drawn scrap region from the neutral stamped position; b) providing a sheet metal blank between the first die body and the second die body; c) deep-drawing of the sheet metal blank by the interaction of the sheet metal blank with the deep drawing protrusion region and the deep drawing receiving region during the stamping process for forming a sheet metal part including the at least one deep-drawn scrap region formed therein; d) during the deep-drawing step forming an elongate bead region about a bend radius of at least a portion of the deep-drawn scrap region for substantially inhibiting recoil of the deep-drawn scrap region from the neutral stamped position after severance of the deep-drawn scrap region; and e) severing the deep-drawn scrap region from a final sheet metal part. a) providing a sheet metal stamping device for stamping a sheet metal part including at least one deep-drawn scrap region formed therein being prone to recoil from a neutral stamped position, the device comprising a first die body and a second die body in operable communication for forming the sheet metal part from a sheet metal blank; the first die body including a male region in the form of a deep drawing protrusion region and the second die body including a complementary female region in the form of a deep drawing receiving region; the first die body and the second die body having complementary elongate bead-forming portions (36, 38) located for forming an elongate bead region about a bend radius of at least a portion of the deep-drawn scrap region formed in the sheet metal part for substantially inhibiting recoil of the deep-drawn scrap region from the neutral stamped position; b) providing a sheet metal blank between the first die body and the second die body; c) deep-drawing of the sheet metal blank by the interaction of the sheet metal blank with the deep drawing protrusion region and the deep drawing receiving region during the stamping process for forming a sheet metal part including the at least one deep-drawn scrap region formed therein; d) during the deep-drawing step forming an elongate bead region about a bend radius of at least a portion of the deep-drawn scrap region for substantially inhibiting recoil of the deep-drawn scrap region from the neutral stamped position after severance of the deep-drawn scrap region; and e) severing the deep-drawn scrap region from a final sheet metal part.