Great!!! I decided to check out RUclips and see what I could learn about copper. Then guess who I found doing a video! I should have known. I'm getting addicted to RUclips........always something to learn.
Craftsmanship as opposed to spinning the shape into a bowl. But you did start from a nice flat sheet of copper from a factory. If you have time and the inclination one day it would be interesting to see you work & create something from a lump of copper. Thanks for the upload & best wishes
The sheet is probably 18 gauge in this video but now 20 g is my standard. That is for the smaller pieces and some with chasing. However, I have recently finished a large silver cup in 18 G which has a lot of chasing and repousse. 20 g is adequate for a beginner and you will be able to do a lot with it. 18 g is should be for larger pieces like platters, trays and large vases, you will see that easily as you make more things. ( even though I used it for most everything when I was beginning) Have fun and thanks for watching.
After working with the metal for a while you will know. the metal stops moving, so You could say by the hardness. Copper ( not brass) will tolerate a little more working Like planishing or rounding out the shape, but I find it is better to just anneal after each round of raising. Thanks for watching.
6 лет назад
Nice work!... but did you really use your chasing hammer to drive a nail?
The first video is the Raising a Copper Vessel, Start by Sinking, then go to Raise Copper Vessel part 2 , the videos are numbered after that. Thanks for watching.
If you watch again, you will see that I am using a Chasing Hammer on the nails and then I turn the hammer to use the ball peen side to set the curve in the rim of the bowl. (I even say chasing hammer.) Thanks for Thanks for watching.
The piece is 18 gauge, I cut the disk with shears and filed the edges. That's just a standard practice. Some times I also sand the edges before raising the disk. Thanks for watching!
Super helpful video..clear..concise... and presented w a very simplistic vibe!
Great!!! I decided to check out RUclips and see what I could learn about copper. Then guess who I found doing a video! I should have known. I'm getting addicted to RUclips........always something to learn.
Craftsmanship as opposed to spinning the shape into a bowl. But you did start from a nice flat sheet of copper from a factory. If you have time and the inclination one day it would be interesting to see you work & create something from a lump of copper. Thanks for the upload & best wishes
Beauoootee! 🌟✨
Your video is very helpful for me as a beginner. What is the thickness of the copper plate you used?
The sheet is probably 18 gauge in this video but now 20 g is my standard. That is for the smaller pieces and some with chasing. However, I have recently finished a large silver cup in 18 G which has a lot of chasing and repousse. 20 g is adequate for a beginner and you will be able to do a lot with it. 18 g is should be for larger pieces like platters, trays and large vases, you will see that easily as you make more things. ( even though I used it for most everything when I was beginning) Have fun and thanks for watching.
Thank you Sage, that was very interesting. How do you know when to anneal the copper, by sound or hardness?
After working with the metal for a while you will know. the metal stops moving, so You could say by the hardness. Copper ( not brass) will tolerate a little more working Like planishing or rounding out the shape, but I find it is better to just anneal after each round of raising. Thanks for watching.
Nice work!... but did you really use your chasing hammer to drive a nail?
Yes, the chasing hammer hits steel tools all the time, these nails are actually brass brads and there was no danger of damage. Thanks for watching.
thanks for the video, im trying to mold copper as my laptop skin
6 years later...
How did it work out?
Something about the hammers says my thumb nail will be gone before the bowl is done.
i didn't get to see the part where you made the shape of the bowl. it only showed the last 2 steps.
The first video is the Raising a Copper Vessel, Start by Sinking, then go to Raise Copper Vessel part 2 , the videos are numbered after that. Thanks for watching.
What gauge copper and did you cut disc yourself? Did you do anything to the sharp edges?
I've never seen anyone use a plamising hammer to hammer a nail in of all things
If you watch again, you will see that I am using a Chasing Hammer on the nails and then I turn the hammer to use the ball peen side to set the curve in the rim of the bowl. (I even say chasing hammer.) Thanks for Thanks for watching.
What do you charge to make a piece like this? That's a ton of hammer work! Awesome work! Thanks for sharing!
Go look at his work especially the silver work. I can't find where he actively sells any of his work direct. sagereynolds.com/
Boy was I wrong. www.etsy.com/shop/SageArt
You learn hammered onto silver please.🙏🙏🙏
Hammering on Silver is the same as for copper, You may have to anneal a little more but the hammer work is the same.
Thanks for watching.
you can tell he's good because all his fingernails aren't black'n'blue
What gauge copper and did you cut disc yourself? Did you do anything to the sharp edges?
The piece is 18 gauge, I cut the disk with shears and filed the edges. That's just a standard practice. Some times I also sand the edges before raising the disk. Thanks for watching!