Copper Work

Scrap copper can be melted in order to create works of art or simply to pour into ingots for easier recycling. You can melt copper at home as long as you have a torch that is capable of reaching 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This project is fairly dangerous, and should not be attempted by children.

Super Simple DIY Tools for Copper Work: I have really been getting into copper work lately, in particular, making super cool bracelets and tiny bowls out of scrap. However, the deeper I go down that rabbit hole, the more I realize how many tools I would like to have to help with the proce…

Rebuilding my (finishing) my torching table I have the hood and posts all done now I need to fix the table top want to raise it a little and create some storage space - it seems I always find more ways to fix my work area than actually work ...... I figure this is the last big modification - but that's this week... I'll find some other project to keep me from actually making beads. I did accomplish making some amphora face pendants along with some horse head pendants - I'll post them soon…

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Copper is a specifically valuable mineral. Lore, legend, and history of copper use by us humans is varied and so long, which dates back closely about 10000 years with manifold applications. In the actual fact, copper is the first metal humanity has used. In fact, it shows up in the Egyptian and Sumerian metallurgy about 3900 BC. A lot of healers believe that this stone has the power to heal the body and mind based on the energy directing properties of the metal. They believe that it is…

Copper bracelets and rings are all the rage right now. Find out the top seven spiritual benefits of wearing copper.

Copper etching gives your jewelry pieces a whole new look with a different finish. Now, it’s so much easier to do thanks to this great post from the blog Copperheart Designs. With just a …

How to Make Copper Bracelets: This is something that I have been wanting to try for quite some time. I used a piece of scrap copper pipe to make some bracelets. I also tried various methods of accentuating the aesthetic of a simple bracelet.

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Hi Everyone! I have been off experimenting with lots of stuff- resin, molds, metal, etching etc. I showed some friends some of my experiments and they asked for some tips on how I did Salt Water etching on copper. There are loads of full tutorials on this subject with all the gory details on why