Yesterday I was using silver black to deposit a patina on a cleaned copper jewelry piece. All was going fine and all the sudden the deposited patina started flaking off and the pure copper color was back. What the hay?

Foldformed Copper Cuff

Hi All,

I just found your group via a google search for foldforming. I'm extremely new to metal work but aspire to learn more. I have a regular bill paying job, so my progress is slow. But that is ok - it's about the journey, right?