Thank you for so generously sharing. This has inspired me to branch out from silver jewelry-making. Well-shot videos and excellent explanations of what you are doing.
@dannysteele40132 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for showing it’s was most interesting and nice to see the old ways of metal working…
@jsmythib12 жыл бұрын
I watched all four videos and it was awesome- Thanks for sharing!
@123kkambiz5 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorials thank for uploading video editing and explaining thoroughly the procedures.
@christurley3917 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have admired hammered work but never watched it done.
@LTinnell6213 жыл бұрын
really enjoyed watching !! thank you
@jokevandijk48672 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@guloguloguy5 жыл бұрын
IMHO: You ought to polish that stake,... (....it's got several dings in it).
@colinham91483 жыл бұрын
Turning the beaker upside down on some fine Emery paper will do exactly the same job as a flat file just a little quicker. A simple curved scraper to take the sharpness out is just as good on the edge.
@Ceropegia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching.
@jksun5111 жыл бұрын
Thank you, great videos.
@christophergarza84155 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@austin10k Жыл бұрын
Really great series and clear explanation. So thankful I found this. Even more thankful you made it! Cheers!!
@avianfish87322 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, how thick was the seet used for the beaker? Thanks D
@Ceropegia2 жыл бұрын
It is most likely 20 gauge, I use 18 if i intnd to do a lot of chasing and repousse, although 20 would be enough for light relief images. Thanks for watching.
@armytrpt19799 жыл бұрын
sage, been watching your videos for a while now trying to learn a bit about shaping. excellent instruction. what weight copper do you use for these bowls/cups?
@daynayoung78445 жыл бұрын
18 gauge
@rexplorer.official7 жыл бұрын
I hope this question gets answered. I'm familiar with sinking and raising but I never understood how the larger circumference of a flat sheet can be reduced so much when it's raised. Do you know how this happens? The only way I can think of it happening is for the lip of the bowl to get thicker and thicker every time.
@Ceropegia7 жыл бұрын
When you are raising metal, you use a cross peen hammer. That means that you are moving the metal in a particular direction. As you decrease the diameter of the circle , you are moving the metal upward raising the cup or bowl. Ideally when you finish, the metal is still the same thickness as when you started. There might be some thickening of the metal at the very edge which, for me becomes irregular (and gets trimmed off of the finished vessel). It does seem like magic, if you measure the height and diameter of a finished vessel and add them together, it should be very close to the diameter of the original disk of metal. Thanks for watching.
@rexplorer.official7 жыл бұрын
Sage Reynolds Thanks for the reply! I understand the process because I've done it myself. I just can't understand why it occurs. Like for example if you take a circular paper and try to make a bowl out of it the length of the circumference can't change, you'll be left with creases that add up to the original circumference length. I know it's not a good comparison and that there are creases during raising and sinking which can be hammered out also in metal. I guess to put it more simply. Where does the extra circumference of a flat sheet go after it's been raised, especially if raised really high like yours. Because the circumference is a lot smaller. Maybe I just don't understand it at all. I do not feel smart right now haha.
@Ceropegia7 жыл бұрын
Rather than paper ,you should think of it more like clay. The metal/clay simply changes places. the circumference becomes smaller because the mass under it is moving downward and upward rather than to the sides. the down and up makes the vessel rise while the circumference diminishes.
@rexplorer.official7 жыл бұрын
Sage Reynolds thanks! I get it now
@derduer8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for great videos :). Do you heat the copper for each raise ? and how thick is your copper in mm?
@Ceropegia8 жыл бұрын
Yes, the copper is annealed, pickled and cleaned between each raising session. Thanks for watching!
@daynayoung78445 жыл бұрын
18 gague.. which is 1.02 mm I guess?
@Freemyworld113 жыл бұрын
man how do you sale this products and makr mnoey?
@christurley3917 жыл бұрын
I like your video. You would get more efficient raising if you used a solid bar instead of a pipe.
@Ceropegia7 жыл бұрын
The pipe videos are from when I had no stakes. You see in the video above that I do have stakes now. I have left the stake videos up for those who want to try but have no access to stakes simply to show that it can be done, even solid bars are hard to find in some parts of the country. Thanks for watching.
@h200713 жыл бұрын
I watched all 4 of these videos. Boooooooooo Riiiiiiiinnnnnnng
@daynayoung78445 жыл бұрын
Oh pardon him for not making it a bloody show, it's supposed to be educational not entertainment
@koenvelaers9876 Жыл бұрын
Great video’s but you add an extreme amount of “H” everywhere: tHHHo cHHHut a cHHHup cHHHarefully… just some examples
@Ceropegia Жыл бұрын
I have just re watched this video and I do not hear any of what you are saying. The speech part is as I recorded it. It may be the play back in your area. Does that happen on any other of the videos in this series? Thank for watching.
@harrysams17 жыл бұрын
The top edge of any raised item should always remain fairly even. If it ends up looking like yours you are not keeping the raising even. Any coppersmith or silversmith uses a pencil to put guide lines around any vessel being raised. It's the only way to keep it under control. The top edge should be caulked to make it appear thicker and stronger. Who ever taught you is not teaching correct methods.
@Ceropegia7 жыл бұрын
Please read my reply to your other comment, also take note that this video is nearly 8 years old, made when I was in my second or third year of beginning metal work. BTW, you and I are probably about the same age. Thanks for watching.
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@iowolf5 жыл бұрын
Such a great series! Thanks!
@richardhawkins22482 жыл бұрын
I have a Turkish Samovar I bought just before Desert Storm. It's copper and absolutely beautiful. I'll be getting into this again pretty soon. Thanks for sharing.
@Mydixore12 жыл бұрын
Awesome.Never realised copper was so workable and wouldnt have believed it until I watched this.Came upon this while researching copper welding/workability for building a homemade still from a copper water tank.Brilliant.
@frenchcreekvalley5 жыл бұрын
I still don't see where the shrinking takes place. Obviously, it does happen. I work with iron, but to shrink like you do, I have to produce a wrinkle and then actually upset the metal, thickening it to get the diameter smaller.
@Ceropegia5 жыл бұрын
Raising a vessel is a lot like what a potter does with clay. We raise the metal in rounds with a hammer on a stake, moving the metal as the vessel is turned. If all goes well, the vessel closes and the sides rise with the metal staying the same thickness as it was in the beginning. There can be some thickening at the rim but that doesn't happen for me. Being a black smith is different with different goals. I have a great respect for iron work and all that is required in the repertoire. As a black smith you must do a similar thing when you make a point or stretch and thin a blade. We are just doing that in the round ( and with cold metal). Thanks for watching.
@fernandohinostroza5619 жыл бұрын
Great videos, great teaching! Would it be possible to make cones? Thanks Sage (Santiago, Chile)
@haystrevor4011 жыл бұрын
yeah, i think i got all the way around....oh, shit; I gashed me finger!
@johannaballou888711 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great tutorial. Are you annealing between each round?
@falehakrimi22524 жыл бұрын
wonderful ll
@yunseiro73803 жыл бұрын
멋진작품입니다.
@donmoor4e9745 жыл бұрын
Is the copper 22 gauge? Cool videos, I'll have to get me some tools.
@daynayoung78445 жыл бұрын
18 gague
@stephenmosack44968 жыл бұрын
Sage, great series of videos. They're very informative for people like me who are trying to get into this. A couple questions about some of your equipment... Where do you get the stakes? How thick is the copper you're using? It sounds like it's a pretty heavy piece.(By the way, my coworkers are getting tired of listening to the hammering... I watch these videos in the office during lunch. I don't care, though. I have to listen to their silly conversations all day.)I hope to see more raising/repousse vids from you soon. Take care.
@Ceropegia8 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Mosack ~ The stakes come from All Craft in Manhattan, you can also find them on EBay occasionally. I used a steel pipe for a year or so, the stakes are better being solid and cost around $178, If you look around the web you might find used stakes. What ever you find they will likely have to be dressed, that is refinished, even my new base setting stake had to be trued up for me to use it. My copper and silver is usually 18 and 20 gauge depending on the size of the intended vessel and the type of finishing/chasing. Glad you are enjoying the videos there will be something after the new year begins. Thanks for watching and writing.
@stephenmosack44968 жыл бұрын
The advice and information is appreciated. Enjoy the holidays.
@sterrecuijpers36427 жыл бұрын
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@sterrecuijpers36427 жыл бұрын
Sage Reynolds
@Ceropegia7 жыл бұрын
You can find stakes at All Craft in the 30's in Manhattan, my first stake was a heavy metal pipe but the solid stake is better. You might find stakes at large antiques markets. people often discard something when they don't know what it is, I'm always looking for old tools at places like that. Keep an eye out on Ebay, things turn up there occasionally too. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@LO-vg1ph6 жыл бұрын
May i know whats the thickness of the copper sheet?
@Ceropegia6 жыл бұрын
I usually use 20 or 18 gauge. Thanks for watching.