Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Don't let the copper control you, YOU control the copper!

More progress pictures for Metal Smithing, It is important not to raise over metal that has already hardened. Annealing is a fresh start to resolve any mistakes from previous hammering sessions. 
The fires-scale is pretty gnarly so I make sure I always leave my vessel in the pickle for an appropriate amount of time to prevent any permanent fire scale.

Tongs for red hot metal!

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