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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Patinated 19cm long copper leaves |
I'm making a stash of patinated copper leaves for the DEP galley-shop. It has been quite some time since I have made copper fold formed leaves. I'm making some that measure about 12-13cm in length; and another batch about 19cm in length.
Warning process photos follow.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Folding copper blanks with a vice mounted bending brake |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Blanks folded and marked up for cutting |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Folded and cut forms hammered on the anvil using two different sized hammers |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Unfolded leaf forms |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Leaves in a heated pickle of vinegar and salt |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Super clean leaves after pickle, washing with soapsuds and rinsing with clean tank water |
Another photo of the patina process
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - This is the stash of 12-13 cm leaves - some on which the patina is fully developed and others where it is progressing |
I will give the leaves a coat of matt varnish to fix the patina; the leaves will then need a grinfg to get rid of sharp edges and create a few bits of raw copper highlights - maybe I will get to that over the weekend.
They look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! half a lifetime ago I used Porzelack '0' diamond hard solid wax to hold the patina on copper, it buffs well but darkens the patina
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