Hand-Forged Brass - - This is a detailed close-up of the first photo I posted of the French Art Deco railing hand-forged from iron and bronze that you requested.

Just a note to say "Hi" to everyone. I am new here, but not new to the world of Artist Blacksmithing/Metalsmithing. I will be posting photos of my architectural ironwork as soon as I can better figure out how to download the photos. I am guessing my images may be too large for the file.

This bracelet is made of bronze, sterling & fine silver, & copper rivets. All components of this bracelet are connected solely by rivets. (same design on both sides)

Hey all,

I'm trying to get ahold of straight 90/10 CuSn Bronze for some bronze age tools and experiments. C90700 Phosphur Bronze is about as close as I can come to it with a commercially available product. I was thinking of simply smelting my own, but the cost of copper is just insane right now. $7.67 per pound for copper is just nuts.

Hi All, I am submitting another proposal for an outdoor public park commission and could use help in choosing a material. There will be two materials involved with the project. The "base" will be out of rusting steel, with an organic element out of another material above it. I want the material to be maintenance free and there will be some forge work and welding involved. The materials I've been considering are Stainless Steel, Bronze, or Copper to create a contrast to the rust color. With the stainless I'd probably try to color it with heat or leave silver, copper patina green, and the bronze I'd either patina brown or green. I have experience fabricating stainless, but not forging any of the materials or welding copper or bronze. My three main criteria are the cost of material, skill level needed, and time involved with forging/fabricating with the material. Copper may not be an option due to theft, but I'd still like peoples opinions. I'd like to hear peoples experiences and opinions of these materials.