My father passed gracefully (in his sleep)in 2004 after a long successful career,leaving me with the contents of his studio in Maine. I am very close with his widow and try to visit in the summer though the past two years I haven't had the resources or time to go back there. One of the things that's been torturing me is that there are (3) 4'x8' sheets of copper,1/8th inch thick sitting in his studio which is the exact material I make my crenellated copper sinks out of. I've tried to think how I might retrieve the material and lately I hit upon a partial solution.I found on the internet a water-jet facility about 40 minutes from my home town in Maine and requested a cut price to cut the blanks from the copper to make my sinks.They gave me a good quote which was a few bucks cheaper than I can have it done in California,so that part's good.At least this way I could have the material reduced in size and I couldCopper Crenellated Sink: I produce a line of handmade sinks in copper ,bronze,or stainless steel. I use an 85 ton press to form these and no two are alike. Seen here is the SURFACE MOUNT configuration,but I also make them in a FLUSH MOUNT configuration to be cast in a concrete vanity made by my partners at www.bohemianstoneworks.com conceivably bring back 3 or four of these discs in my suitcase every time I visit. I could also of course have them all shipped en masse after cutting to my studio in California.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has some other creative idea to help me with this Zen Koan...