About: How it's Made
These two short video's illustrate how a vessel is raised and how snarling is done.
Raising A Tumbler Introduction:
The piece being made started as a FLAT copper disc, which is 18 gauge thick and 7 inches in diameter. 18 gauge sheet is about 1.02 mm or 0.040" thick. As you hammer, the copper is work hardened so you have to anneal (that's heating) the copper to make is soft and malleable again, which is done after each round of hammering. A round is made up of multiple turns, each set of black lines on the copper represents a single turn which is once around the item; you start at the bottom and move upwards toward the rim. There is music!!
Raising A Tumbler Introduction:
The piece being made started as a FLAT copper disc, which is 18 gauge thick and 7 inches in diameter. 18 gauge sheet is about 1.02 mm or 0.040" thick. As you hammer, the copper is work hardened so you have to anneal (that's heating) the copper to make is soft and malleable again, which is done after each round of hammering. A round is made up of multiple turns, each set of black lines on the copper represents a single turn which is once around the item; you start at the bottom and move upwards toward the rim. There is music!!
Snarling & Chasing a Cup Introduction:
After raising a vessel, it can be decorated with Chasing & Repousse. If the vessel is too small to get into (inside) with the repousse tools, a snarling iron can be used to push out the design. The vessel is then put in the pitch and the final chasing done. There is music!!
After raising a vessel, it can be decorated with Chasing & Repousse. If the vessel is too small to get into (inside) with the repousse tools, a snarling iron can be used to push out the design. The vessel is then put in the pitch and the final chasing done. There is music!!
