Metalsmithing

[bloykunker]

how is the off-gassing when you're heating up the copper?

I notice you do not use a respirator

[lifijman]

very good demo. lovely studio!!!

[syverone]

nice job ;D

[trekranger]

whats a good cheap torch too use ? I have a micro torch i got from harbor freight but it just seems not too get hot enough.

[ChojiHamon]

just out of curiosity, what is the powder you scrubbed on with a toothbrush? The only thing I can think of is baking soda to neutralize any left over pickle....is that right?

[dizzydreamaway]

really cool demo.

[baltasavr]

ВАХ...!!! (написано по рус-грузински)))

[zcapcc6]

shit music

[whatchaknowgood]

Great Video! You are indeed a talented GURL!! Keep `em comin'....Love the Videos.

[filipinofreak]

Woah, why keep the faucet running? Stop wasting water...metalsmithing is already a resource intensive process. Try to be sustainable...

[LacyPu]

What school is this?

[Shaderraberry]

@LacyPu Texas State University San Marcos

[xasm12345678]

hey, i just wanna ask what is the song name?? Or can you send me the link??

[Shaderraberry]

@xasm12345678 It's Rapture by Iio.

[xasm12345678]

@Shaderraberry THXX!!

[spidersinspace]

Great workshop!

[Shaderraberry]

@spidersinspace Thank the University for that one!

[marisela1727]

beautiful work. thank you from Spain.

[Shaderraberry]

@marisela1727 Wow, thank you. :)

[charlig]

. why did she anneal the piece of guilding metal or copper sheet before she pierced it out.... waste of time. why the hell do all beginners make leaves... be more creative. try casting a leaf of wax that you carve out it has alot more depth and you can apply more detail.

[patovanoway]

she did so to make the piece easier to work, it's standard practice when doing any kind of cold work. though she negated the action by quenching the piece

[Shaderraberry]

@patovanoway Actually, copper is the only metal you can quench without damaging the molecular realignment gained through the process of annealing.

[ChojiHamon]

@patovanoway if she were working in steel i would agree, but working with copper, silver or gold, the quench in water or pickle does not affect the annealed condition.

[Shaderraberry]

@charlig First off, since the copper was work hardened, it needed annealing to realign the molecular structure to work it again so it wouldn't break. Second, I didn't punch it out, I used a rolling mill to imprint an actual leaf and then saw out the form using a jeweler's saw. Thirdly, casting a leaf doesn't work because the membrane is too thin and your casting wouldn't come out complete, you'd have to dip it in wax first and sacrifice a lot of texture and veining. Lastly, this was just a demo.

[benspeed1974]

very good video, i restore classic cars, this kind of skill is very similar, excellent work, the future is bright for you.....

[Shaderraberry]

@benspeed1974 Thank you!

[ab48726]

Very nice, that definitely takes talent, and you have it! Great job!

[Shaderraberry]

@ab48726 Thanks!

[justincase80634]

pretty copper work, pretty girl making them :-)

[Shaderraberry]

@justincase80634 Aww shucks., thanks. :)

[jcw349]

how did you do the indentation of the leaf's vein?

[Shaderraberry]

It was done by using a machine called a rolling mill, and actually roller pressing an actual leaf onto the metal.

[IamSunnyD]

have you gotten any nice big cuts in your hand from working with sheet metal? one of my tech teachers was picking up sheet of aluminum and like made a huge gash across his palm

[Shaderraberry]

Oh, I've done all kinds of things to my hands and fingers; luckily none of them have resulted in a necessary trip to the ER. I've gouged myself with sharp edges, run into my jeweler's bench pin too many times, and run a jeweler's saw through my skin and fingernail about halfway. Hopefully, no major accidents to come. Knock on wood!

[VideoGraphos]

You are cute and very talented. Great job!

[Shaderraberry]

Well, thanks!

[beachglassgonewild]

I took one course on metalsmithing and now I'm hooked!

[Shaderraberry]

It happens like that. It'll snag you in. I got bit, too.

[Charlehusstle]

WOW I had no idea. Can I covert :P

[Shaderraberry]

Sure. You just have to sell your soul to metal. :)

[danutpopescu]

she's so hot.probably from that flame/fire thrower.

[Shaderraberry]

Thanks!

[Sumermagor]

the wrokshop is yours?

the video is cool,

i love to work with metal

[Socinus]

How do you achieve a uniform heat through the metal? I use a similar torch (Albeit a bit bigger) on steel and I constantly have to re-heat the metal to keep it at a red hot state

[dessiner44]

girl, did I see you put steel in our pickle??

[eutectics]

... you dont want any copper plating on that copper... write?

[cyd420911]

heheh, that's what my immediate thought was as well, but I rolled the vid back real quick and this studio has 2-3 pots with labels on them so there is probably one specifically for copper. It's basically the same in my studio but we still don't dip steel in just because you never know if someone put silver in on accident. Any way, nice video, it's cool to think of these exact things that I see and do on an almost daily basis and think it might be totally foreign to a non-metalsmith.

[olivierwhite92]

nice leaf

but why is it called smithing i dont see a forge and anvil and a hammer(STEEL)

but nice anyway

[cyd420911]

Ugh, not sure this even deserves a response but... :)

your thinking BLACKsmith only, there are also goldsmith's, silversmiths, and someone just working in any or all precious metals(yes copper is a precious metal) can be considered a metalsmith.

[konzwambii]

Very nice vid. I just love copper. Use it for etchings. Nice working properties. I rave about copper at so-called cocktail parties and people just look at me funny...

[P4452]

Excellent display of workmanship. One question: Copper cannot be tempered, so why quench it?

[Shaderraberry]

I quench copper because I'm an impatient person. :)

[eutectics]

if the copper stays hot to long it can become hard (second stage oxidisation or something). plus you get rid of alot of the surface scale. and its fast!

[dipanti]

Shad: Nice overview of the steps.

[kizkat]

Haha, that studio looks quite like ours, scummy-looking sink and all. :) Lovely leaf (and very nice sawing skills, at that)! Is it a part of a larger project?