I have added a calendar app to the Sweetgum Forge Facebook page, I'll be keeping it updated with shows I'm attending. Check it out!
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Crafting metal with hand, hammer, and heat.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Bashing Copper
I've been playing with copper lately for a variety of reasons. It's enjoyable to work, uses similar techniques to working iron, and people like it. Additionally, I'm in the process of putting together a portable setup that will allow me to bang out bracelets and such at craft shows - sort of a mini-demo. I'm using a cheap harbor freight 15lb anvil (DO NOT BUY ONE FOR BLACKSMITHING - it's just too soft), inexpensive clamp-on vise, and I'm thinking about building a soup-can forge powered by a propane torch to anneal the metal. The idea is to have a setup that will fit in a 6 gallon rubbermaid tote.
I'll post more about it if/when it all comes together, in the meantime here's a bracelet.
I'll post more about it if/when it all comes together, in the meantime here's a bracelet.
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