Newbie

copperjoe - Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 7:18am

Hi all,

I am new to this site and to the blog world in general. I am also fairly new to coppersmithing. I have been dabbling in copper for about a year and a half now and I really love it! I have learned Everything that I know through trial and error, going to shows, searching the net and reading books. I have made a LOT of mistakes but have learned SO much through it. I have a website and have been selling a few pieces, just enough to cover the cost of material and a few tools. If anyone would like to view my work and give me feedback on it, I would appreciate it. My site is www.carolinacoppercreations.com, I am looking forward to learning from you guys and also sharing my experiences with you in hopes that you will benefit from it too.

Thank you,
Copperjoe

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I liked the way your web

marilyn - Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:55am

I liked the way your web site loaded so fast. Perhaps some of the individual pictures in the gallery could be larger. How are you getting those reds on your roses?

marilyn

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Red Roses

copperjoe - Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 6:59am

Hi Marilyn,
Thanks for your comment and suggestions. My brother-in-law keeps my site up for me so everything is up to him. I send him photos and he post them for me.

Anyway, I achieved the red color by LOTS of trial and error, but the end result was great.
I heat my copper to a glowing cherry red then quickly quinch it in Borax and water and then it is instantly red.

Copperjoe

Can't never could do Nothing!
http://www.carolinacoppercreations.com/ccc/Gallery.html

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I have never heard of borax

marilyn - Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 6:06pm

I have never heard of borax and water. I'll have to try it. Thanks.

marilyn

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How hot to heat copper?

visitor - Friday, June 4, 2010 - 8:32am

Can you heat copper with a regular propane torch? I don't have access to heavy duty equipment, and have never done this before. So, a little hesitant before I do something that is dangerous. Also, what kind of a ratio of borax and water? I would love to have a good list of cold recipes and some that could be used heating with a propane torch.

Thanks

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propane torch

gwynlaredogranger - Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 11:10am

sure you can! depends on how thick?large your piece of metal is in relation to the size torch you have access to. i use a weed killer torch that puts out about 500,000-900,000 btu's for patina or for heating up iron before i weld it. as long as the size of the orifice and the torch's btu's are above the relative size of your project you should be good. in a pinch i have used mapp gas torches and patience to achieve the same result.

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