Here’s how metal mirrors are made.

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[@HalFromTartary]

You don’t realise how versatile coconut oil is until you date an Indian. It’s in their food, their hair, their skin, insect repellent, homemade cleaning solutions, homemade medicine, deodorant, wood polish, makeup remover, it’s all over the damn place.

[@TheeGoldenGoddess1]

Yea, same with those of us with Caribbean roots. Coconut oil is awesome. ☺

[@kixxenwalla167]

It's also a great laxative (mix in to hot coffee) and is wonderful in gardening!

[@Thebonesoftrees]

Deodorant? That’s funny…

[@supermegadong7597]

They need to get something else for deodorant bruh it’s not working

[@hollypierce3076]

Wow I would be in trouble, I'm allergic to coconut...😳 It sucks too because I love it!

[@yaogwai]

The alloy is called Speculum and it’s a ratio of 2/3rds copper and 1/3 tin Guess I inherited the recipe

[@crown_sovereign8278]

So its not just bronze?

[@NPC-iy5ih]

It’s shiny not because of the special metal it’s shiny because they polish it! Guess I learned the ancient secret!

[@MrLuigge]

well even steel can be polished this much to became a mirror so yeah I don't see it that much special. perhaps it's better than glass it's harder

[@GeraltofRivia22]

@@crown_sovereign8278 it's technically still bronze, but with a much higher ratio of tin.

[@egesanl1]

​@@GeraltofRivia22 88% copper to 12% tin is the ratio for those eho are interested. Knew it from minecraft mods of all places but cheked it out and yeah its correct.

[@alfrael6424]

1200 degree fire. So only 200 degrees more than a summers day in India

[@johnburns2940]

Lol

[@khyatimanchoudhury1783]

Yeah pretty much the hot days touch 1200 here

[@Juli-ge4yp]

Best comment!

[@Capthrax1]

Must be Celsius cause copper melts at 1900

[@khyatimanchoudhury1783]

@@Capthrax1 ofc its celcius.

[@deathysmile]

i have two of these from my dad, when he bought them in india back in 1970. sweet!

[@XOclone9928]

That's cool don't trade for anything in the world keep them

[@markot9902]

Does it rust or get blurred as years goes bye?

[@jimwednt1229]

​@@XOclone9928, Would it be so bad to sell them or give them away and let someone else enjoy them. Or Perhaps keep one of them and part with the other.

[@Neenerella333]

​@@markot9902Tin and copper don't "rust" exactly, but can oxidize. Nothing a little polish up won't fix

[@markot9902]

@@Neenerella333 Ty for your reply

[@malcgeer6459]

The mixture is around two-thirds copper and one-third tin also know as speculum metal. It makes a white brittle alloy that can be polished to make a highly reflective surface. Source: Not Wikipedia 😉

[@2darki]

My guy copy pasting from Wikipedia.

[@deathrobloxian]

Any metal can be polished to a highly reflective surface. Just certain alloys are used cause the color looks nice, or is able to keep the reflectivness longer.

[@thereinthetrees_5626]

@@deathrobloxian that’s not entirely true, not every metal will polish as good as others

[@deathrobloxian]

@@thereinthetrees_5626 k

[@coreymonday1375]

​@@deathrobloxian exactly I build plastic car models an I can polish plastic to a mirror finish

[@bencherdent1696]

The name AARANMULA is a town in southern part of Kerala. This place is famous for its hand held mirrors which is unique to this part of Kerala. Its also very costly and is time consuming and labour oriented. Thanks for the short vid on this. Wishes from India 🇮🇳🙏.

[@vyor8837]

Tin and copper ain't costly.

[@loguchennai]

​@@vyor8837craftmsnship is...

[@flamingfoxx]

​@vyor8837 It's expensive because of the labor, not the material. This is how literally every product is priced

[@bencherdent1696]

@@flamingfoxx yes indeed, the polishing of the surface is intense and time consuming, that only the deft hand can accomplish. Greetings of the day to you from India 🇮🇳🙏🕉️

[@Ignacio-hv5yl]

​@@flamingfoxxno, its expensive because dumb turists will pay a lot for a "magical" mirror

[@ameired]

That's so cool. I wonder how people even discover things like this.

[@johnburns2940]

Time. A lot of time.

[@pizrux6592]

@@johnburns2940 yea for every good idea there is millions of bad ideas and also mistakes

[@slightliestupid9]

I had the exact same thought almost verbatim

[@AD-jq7ow]

Eu… you discover once then you perfect it…

[@johnburns2940]

@@pizrux6592 Yes, and its so fascinating to apply what you say to every successful endeavor out there: MRI, cellphone, airplane, medical treatments. As u say, error and trial and error and trial

[@ElizaBetsy_]

Aranmula Kannadi is the name of the mirror. They are made in Aranmula India.

[@bouldermimi1178]

These are literally the first two words spoken in the video. It’s easy to miss as she’s speaking rapidly.

[@ElizaBetsy_]

@@bouldermimi1178 they should be included in written form in the tags. Most people would not be able to intuit how to spell that.

[@hoesmad8445]

​@@ElizaBetsy_ sounds like a you problem

[@lakeshoreshepherds741]

Thank you. !!!❤

[@Zenocius]

How about you listen before you run your mouth?

[@chrislaws4785]

It's called "High tin" or Speculum metal and how to make it is NOT a secret . Making high luster metal mirrors from Bronze-type high tin alloys dates back nearly 2,000 years in China and was almost certainly used by the middle age europeans. All you do is Melt 66.67% (or 2 parts)Copper to 33.37% (or 1 part) tin to create the alloy. Some had small amounts of Silver, lead, zin or even arsenic in them as well. You then use a type of oil to polish it to a high shine. It's not exactly hard to do, it just takes a lot of time because the resulting alloy is very brittle. It has been used for centuries and NOT just in india. It was used in the telescope of Issac Newton and William Herschel to discover the planet Uranus. The metal was much too brittle to be forged, but works well when cast. So It was also used during the middle ages to create belt buckles, brooches and other small items, giving them an attractive silver white color. Mirrors made with this metal were confusingly enough referred to as "steel mirrors". But the metal is prone to tarnishing and requires frequent polishing

[@tehjamerz]

Yea, this is how Indians learned to make it in the first place (from the english)

[@Hereannow]

Oh my gosh, this is like the coolest shit! Taking so much time and care to continue a beautiful tradition. Really amazing stuff ❤

[@stephanielovatt2787]

How great to support this ancient craft! Getting the respect she deserves!

[@katiebarber407]

it's a shame they didn't share their knowledge with their community

[@vyor8837]

​@@katiebarber407 2/3 bronze 1/3 tin.

[@patriciahenderson5898]

It’s so inspiring to see that traditions are being passed down so that the craft will always be preserved!!!

[@EikottXD]

Who says it will always be preserved?

[@knifelife7777]

​@@EikottXDat least until the next reset, which we are on the cusp of😭😶‍🌫️💥💨🕳️

[@Armeanu91]

Yep. I like how a lot more work is done for a lesser object at a higher price so they can still die poor. Let's preserve that.

[@patriciahenderson5898]

Oh my goodness guys! You all need a HUGE dose of HOPE!! And these people do exactly what I said! You may choose not to believe that in some places in the world people are proud of their heritage and the accomplishments made through the generations!! You guys have missed the entire point!! The way they see it the things they do and they pass down to the next generation is what they believe makes THEIR WORLD a better place and they are proud of their accomplishments!! You guys need to go take a seat at the feet of your grandparents and just ask them to tell you about how it was when they were young!! You just might be surprised and maybe even learn something!!

[@Armeanu91]

@@patriciahenderson5898 My grandkids will also sit by my side and hear about how my time was better. Their grandkids the same and so on. Everything eventually dies. As it should. Otherwise we would still sacrifice virgins to the gods for a good harvest. Edit: there is also a difference between knowing your past and getting stuck in it.

[@christopherhall5361]

so it's a bronze mirror...pretty sure that alloy has been around a lot longer than 500 years

[@slappy8941]

Yeah, about 7,000.

[@rebeccaboudreau7589]

The alloy isn’t what’s unique, it’s that they make it a reflective surface that keeps its smooth quality, especially for a really long time before modern mirrors were invented

[@christopherhall5361]

@@rebeccaboudreau7589 getting a mirror finish is not rocket science either, there's nothing unique about polishing metal it's exactly how the first mirrors were made

[@ragnkja]

It’s speculum and not bronze, but it certainly isn’t unique to India. The word “speculum” in this sense can be traced back to at least 1590 in English, and the alloy was probably known before that.

[@tomboysupremacist]

@@ragnkja technically bronze is any copper-tin alloy, so it IS bronze, just not typical 88-12 bronze

[@fabiopauli420]

Hi, the ratio to Speculum Metal (the Bronze Alloy used to make Mirrors) is known. Its not a „local secret“ its 2/3 Bronze 1/3Tin

[@Beregorn88]

And we stopped using it centuries ago because we found better ways to fabricate mirrors...

[@willbedford8381]

The fact that this process was discovered is amazing.

[@quickgirl80]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@rexxbailey2764]

NO. IT WAS NOT JUST POINTLESSLY " DISCOVERED " BY SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE. 😒

[@moiseman]

We call it bronze in the west

[@johnconnor3246]

​@moiseman They also call it bronze infact bronze was discovered in India. It's the polishing process that makes a difference in terms of reflectivity.

[@BigT.Larrity]

​@@rexxbailey2764 shut up nerd

[@Skeptical_Numbat]

I'm impressed with how remarkably shiny this alloy is. I'd be curious how easily it corrodes & if you need to frequently oil it to prevent this..?

[@biohazard0482]

Tin and copper makes bronze.

[@ragnkja]

It’s most likely an alloy called speculum (which means “mirror”, but good luck googling that term nowadays, as it’s also the name of a gynaecological tool).

[@moxee33]

​​@@ragnkja I looked it up and you are 100% right! 🎖️🏆that is a terrible name 😖

[@Confucius_Says...]

Doesn't corrode.

[@moxee33]

@@Confucius_Says... doesnt bronze turn green?

[@nagyba]

Just take it to the first lab, and they will tell you the "secret ingredients for $100 in a day.

[@sreevenisudeep5907]

"ആറന്മുള കണ്ണാടി"....🪞🪞🪞 It's our pride.... Lots of love from 'Kerala' India for the viewers....❤❤❤

[@DavidClunie]

tin copper alloy... you mean bronze...

[@kellypatterson4412]

It must be a different ratio or they would have called it bronze. I suspect from the final color that it's mostly tin.

[@pizrux6592]

@@kellypatterson4412 no they just don’t do their research. They just read an article and don’t credit them

[@kellypatterson4412]

@@pizrux6592 you do realize that bronze is golden in color, correct? The finished polished mirror is obviously not bronze. This allow us mostly tin with a small amount of copper. Bronze is mostly copper with only about 10% of tin, and a mix of other metals. It's not the same alloy, therefore not bronze.

[@pizrux6592]

@@kellypatterson4412 this is so meaningless lol.

[@biohazard0482]

@@kellypatterson4412 no it isn’t. And polished bronze comes to a mirror finish, like the mirror in the video.

[@Skeptical_Numbat]

It occurs to me that I've never seen my reflection in any mirror other than the commonplace silvered glass. How subtly different would I look in one of these tin alloy ones?

[@rexxbailey2764]

NICE OBSERVATION, NICE THOUGHT. 😏

[@rexxbailey2764]

NICE OBSERVATION, INTERESTING THOUGHT. 😏

[@groeleorg]

you might have seen yourself through a camera though

[@groeleorg]

...

[@jennydelaflor2087]

The mirrors of the past always seemed so much more merciless. 😂

[@speshuul2]

Imagine making a short on something fascinating without actually giving us any information? Who are these people, where exactly are they made? What are they called? How do we find out more? At least write the name of the practice so we can research independently, if you’re not going to provide enough information 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jacobbrown7367]

It's part of a longer video on their channel that has information on the who, where, and what's going on with them

[@djmanley27]

Imagine sounding like an ass on said short!

[@MollyHJohns]

Look up Kerala traditional mirror making, I guess. You have the internet at the tips of your fingers and you still complained.

[@Ramiz422]

It's called Arnamula mirror or Arnamula kannadi

[@ImDaRealBoi]

They already a longer video on the subject and have more information in it.

[@alexistaylor969]

I will tell you a secret, it isn't a secret, it is about half and half for the low grade and like 2 to 1 for the high grade and they just break the bars up into kind of the same size pieces and just wing it. Also they tell everyone that is curious, the exact opposite of a secret.

[@strollbaby]

I want one.

[@nidhinkumarg2894]

Come to kerala

[@user-td1zo3tv9p]

​@NIDHIN KUMAR G , due to my health concerns, I can not travel by airplane even short distances, but would like to acquire one of these unique mirrors. Is it possible to order one through other means than traveling and purchasing in person, and if so, how would I go about buying one plus what would be the cost? Thank you for your time and expertise in creating these mirrors.

[@vyor8837]

Pay me like 300 bucks and I could make one pretty easily.

[@exelr8ight369]

​@@user-td1zo3tv9ptake a old hhd break it open voila you have yourself a metal mirror 😂

[@Tradesmen]

2/3 copper & 1/3 Tin if anyone was wondering. No blood relation, I don't even know who tf these people are😅

[@Sb_747]

Bronze, tin and copper is called bronze

[@codytradingcompany7798]

I don’t think that is really bronze… I think it is mostly tin with just a little copper….making the it more of a pewter

[@christopherhall5361]

@@codytradingcompany7798 no knucklenuts, it's bronze

[@ElizaBetsy_]

​@@codytradingcompany7798 pewter has other stuff in: antimony and bismuth. Tin + copper = bronze.

[@codytradingcompany7798]

@@christopherhall5361 bronze alloy Maxes out at 20 percent tin called bell bronze that is more than 20…. After that it is far too brittle to be bronzes

[@codytradingcompany7798]

@@ElizaBetsy_ like I was saying bronze maxes out at 20 percent tin as bell bronze ….I only said it was like pewter….

[@KC-bg1th]

"Only they know the mixture" No they don't. It's 70% tin and 30% copper. What you mean to say is that they don't use exact amounts of each, and they aim for about 70/30, and then adjust it from there.

[@catfeatherss]

True heirlooms. So beautiful.

[@nanobot423]

its called speculum, two parts copper one part tin, used to be used in telescopes. also its bronze not "copper tin alloy" or whatever

[@astoroidea6502]

I mean, if it’s literally made of copper and tin, then it’s a copper tin alloy. Also it has a much higher concentration of tin than bronze which does affect the metal’s properties so it does make sense to call it what it is

[@oi-nf9uz]

​@@joeeli798 poorly compared to modern mirrors, but given it was discovered 2000 years ago and remained the standard for precision instruments like telescopes until the 1800s it's impressive. Speculum tends to tarnish over time, so they needed to be repolished. Also, they could warp if exposed to too much heat. Those are really a problem for modern mirrors.

[@cardengixoth6878]

It's 2/3rds Copper, 1/3rd Tin. It's called Speculum Metal. You're welcome.

[@rob5598]

*Can make mirror from metal *Cannot clean Ganga river

[@aayush_7037]

Which country are you from? , let's see how perfect is yours

[@wombatillo]

And a simple XFR test would show you the Cu/Sn ratio to the 0.1% and all the impurities too.

[@CarbonKevin]

XRF, but yes, I was hoping someone else would point this out.

[@dorbie]

High tin bronze, well known throughout the world for thousands of years. It contains 1/3 tin and 2/3 copper. Sometimes with a small amount of heavy metal.

[@user-td1zo3tv9p]

Wouldn't the inclusion of a "heavy metal" create a hazard to humans if they come into contact with it?

[@dorbie]

@@user-td1zo3tv9p Not necessarily, a heavy metal like zinc is essential and in common use, some harmful heavy metals might not be harmful in alloys, consider the mercury in dental filling amalgam. Some that might have been harmful were not a great concern in that era. People used lead plumbing. Heck we put lead in gasoline until the 70s.

[@hairymcnipples]

​@@dorbietetraethyl lead is one of the worst health/social crises in the last hundred years and is really not a great example!

[@dorbie]

@@hairymcnipples Zinc is not Lead.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

I meeeaaan.. It would take a foundry like 2 days of trial and error to find the proper alloy ratio lmao there's only so many viable mixtures. It's really not a very good secret lmao

[@vyor8837]

2 parts bronze, 1 part tin.

[@Beregorn88]

The only reason it is not done is because nobody cares for it, since we have better and much more reliable methods for producing first surface mirrors: vacuum deposition or single point diamond turning, just to name a couple...

[@Bettinasisrg]

I wish they showed more of the mold and molding techniques. Beautiful

[@ruthgriffiths7365]

These mirrors are beautiful.

[@Aztesticals]

Approx 63-69% copper. Remainder tin. This formula been around since 5k bce. Not thar their work ain't beautiful and should be recognized as high craftsmanship. But it's not a secrete. Stop lying to us. Just tell us the damn truth

[@wirebrushproductions1001]

Speculum metal (2:1 copper/tin) has been known in Europe for at least 500 years. It's not a secret, and probably goes back several thousand years to China.

[@sonofdarvin]

Ah! Here comes the world renowned historian

[@craigsaunders7037]

Copper and Tin. That would be some sort of Bronze alloy then. LOL. Wasn't Archimedes using this to burn Roman ships.

[@Pexodus11]

You can polish any metal to a mirror finish, it's not a secret recipe

[@Ed19601]

Maybe only the family knows the exact composition of THEIR mirrors, but that doesnt make it any special. Highly reflective mirrors can be made from just copper or just tin, or any combo. Perhaps somewhere someone is using the exact combo the family is using, without them knowing about. There is no magic combination, it is just what works for them

[@1.618_Murphy]

Hope these craftswomen are properly paid! 🙏🏻

[@vyor8837]

They aren't

[@rodenreyes6320]

Why didn't they invent telescope first? It was just a littlest curve away from Newtonian mirror,which should have been called Bollywoodian Reflector.

[@Jessica.8669]

And then there's our unappcreciative asses walking into the dollarama and buying one for ¢50. Whata world.

[@dalainebloom516]

These are absolutely beautiful!!!

[@GravitasZero]

“Tin and Copper”, so a form of Bronze then. “Tin and Copper”, the alloy also know as bronze, or a form of it. “Tin and Copper” ………………….

[@danrazART]

This is why mirror is called Aiyina in indo-pak region. Which is derived from the word "A'hina" which used to be a shiny reflective metal as mirror when glass was not available.

[@ramprasanth3500]

Well its "kannadi" and in ancient literature mentioned as "aadi".

[@danrazART]

@@ramprasanth3500 every thing happens to have a different word in different languages. I think you are misunderstanding my comment. I am not taking away anything from the language and culture as shown in the video. But rather reflecting that similar object, crafted in similar ways is called Aiyina because of the original word probably was Aahina, meaning metal or iron.

[@jamesbluntjamesblun1]

Attention seeking North Indian as always 😂

[@BooBuKittyPhuk]

I see it happening but I'm still not quite sure what happened. Does that make sense? How does the metal get stuck inside that crucible thing? What discs? How do they make a perfect space for it? What the hell is happening?!?

[@rezahasani1617]

It would be great if they make mobile phone frames with this method.

[@Old__boy..]

good idea👍

[@vyor8837]

The metal is very brittle thanks to the tin content being higher than standard bronze.

[@Pinkielover]

aluminum is the most reflective metal on earth, they use the aluminum in telescopes mirrors and cameras

[@blackcat6508]

I want one

[@lesreed8803]

🎉❤😊 the brass frame place the mirror inside the brass frame great go in commerce baby commerce yes Queen of the market list apply the demand❤😂🎉😮

[@aluna_m888]

Manual work is just a gods gift

[@Somkent]

I didn't know they had wet and dry sand paper 500 years ago.

[@yulianasine5398]

❤🎉😮God bless to you and yours families too good luck hard working person Well-done

[@Thebonesoftrees]

Yet still no plumbing…

[@willbedford8381]

Hahaha

[@Prophetess9738]

This is made in Kerala, India, trust me, that's the last place with plumbing issues.

[@Thebonesoftrees]

@@Prophetess9738 trust you? No thanks.

[@Prophetess9738]

@@Thebonesoftrees If you don't know about something, research it and learn, or listen to the people who know or are from those places, don't stick to stereotypes.

[@Thebonesoftrees]

@@Prophetess9738 You come across like a sanctimonious millennial feminist. I trust you even less. The taliban have some good ideas about how to handle such things. Disagree with me and you’re an islamophobic bigot.

[@Ry_Guy]

And how often does it corrode? I assume it requires polishing eventually.

[@JacobLeeson-zk1ol]

Only people who inherited this craft know how. Yeah bullshit. The ratios are readily available for everyone who wants to know in the internet. And before that in libraries:

[@adventuress904]

"Secret Recipe" Eyeballs measurements

[@AdamBechtol]

lol

[@JadeLeaf1980]

I love these old crafts done by hand, the idea of passing skill along, the feeling like a little bit of the maker is in every product. Not a soulless factory made item from a machine.

[@maybe_try_thinking_instead]

Imagine that, if you polish something it gets shiny and reflective

[@AdamBechtol]

Did you're ancestors pass you down that esoteric arcane hidden sacred knowledge too?!?! 😛

[@maybe_try_thinking_instead]

@@AdamBechtol no, sand did

[@lesreed8803]

Tin and copper makes brass with Tin and copper With the proper moles you can make brass statues they are worth money baby

[@YourLordMobius]

Woah woah woah. Hold up. You can make anything a mirror if you polish it enough.

[@nexyssx]

>Mirror made from secret metal >proceed to polish it Wow i guess not any metal become mirror if it polished 🙄

[@sackuchiha1941]

I don't get it why is this special ?, can't any metal just get a mirrored finish

[@johnnyghoul8100]

Pretty sure we have the metallurgy in making mirrors thing down 😂

[@oshkiv4684]

Ah yes, the olde 10,000 grit sand paper

[@RamBhakt1991]

It is 2500 year old technology

[@alandiljo6302]

Any മലയാളീസ് feeling proud? Like me? 🙂

[@AKSHAY-by3et]

Ofcourse machane 😂

[@nistaffsubs6787]

You can use Any metal to make It a mirror... Polish is the key ..

[@coolcat1530]

Shouldn't be too difficult to trial and error to find the correct ratio.

[@rocketgruntmason3269]

So it's just Polished bronze

[@Devo491]

Metallurgy has been developed over thousands of years, and some incredible techniques have been discovered. This one is just amazing!

[@vyor8837]

This one has been around for thousands of years, though they didn't use sandpaper back then.

[@speedy01247]

Isn't this just how old mirrors were made?

[@Morganational]

Was not expecting how perfect that mirror's surface ended up. Dang, gurl!

[@drt4789]

The frame is more reflective than the ‘mirror’ kkkkk

[@10thMorales]

Does it come in larger sizes?

[@terry007ny]

INDIANS ARE AHEAD THEY DO IT FROM SCRATCH.

[@Orangnus]

Funny how people are going crazy over a bronze mirror. This doesn't take special skills today, this is just a crappy way of making a crappy mirror.

[@ragnkja]

Or, more accurately, a speculum mirror. But if they’d used that name, they’d have to reveal that it wasn’t unique to India.

[@Orangnus]

@@ragnkja Yup, all these videos are just to gaslight the audience into thinking these things are somehow special.

[@Birb_of_Judge]

So, it's just a tin bronze mirror?

[@PanthorPapa84]

I feel like this just gave all of the information needed to figure out the ratio in less than a week.

[@vyor8837]

2 parts copper one part tin.

[@jestawell]

almost are mirrors are metal, (unless they the cheapo plastic ones) its just they have glass over them to protect the metal, usually its a very thin layer of silver, this is manufacturing process is very cool *thumbs up*

[@joshuacheung6518]

That's not entirely true. Most modern mirrors are glass with a reflective coating several atoms thick of aluminum or silver. I wouldn't really call it made of metal...

[@Darmok0]

And many metals can be polished to a mirror finish, but not all can keep it as well as others

[@markus717]

You know you can get really nice mirrors at the dollar store?

[@WatchingMyLifeFlashB]

And those dollar store always seem to break. Food for thought: A metal mirror is not going to crack, break, or be damaged by the occasional splash of water.

[@cybitner6159]

Pretty sure there's a decent amount of play between mixing the metals... like a hand full of practice runs you'd probably find yourself with a mirror...

[@pushitgently]

..now that's an art passed down through generations ❤❤🙌🙌👍👍

[@Matthew_Removeafterwashing]

what is the difrence between THIS and any other metal polished to mirror finish?

[@vyor8837]

Literally nothing.

[@BlunderMunchkin]

This is "sacred" and "secret" and "artisanal."

[@DelfinoGarza77]

Nice

[@רמישרוןשרון]

Where can we buy it?

[@diymicha2]

It's called bronze. Has been used as mirror for thousands of years all over Eurasia. Problem is: It gets blind over time, and needs repolishing from time to time. That's why we use glass mirrors today.

[@pdmullgirl]

That’s so neat!! I’d love to know a craft like that. I’m one of those people who could sit and do/make the same thing all day, everyday for my entire life. Totally cool. ❤️💜💚

[@abhisheksanu8203]

ആറന്മുള കണ്ണാടിയുടെ രഹസ്യം പുറത്തായി...🤣

[@PintuMahakul]

👍 Wonderful fire and work video you have brought up! Thank you very you very much for sharing your wonderful video.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

Way to give up their secret, guys. And to think they trusted you...

[@vyor8837]

It's been known about for several hundred years. The metal, called speculum, was named such sometime before 1590AD.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

@@vyor8837 I speculated as much...

[@biohazard0482]

Tin and copper makes bronze.

[@codytradingcompany7798]

It is speculum it is not bronze too much tin

[@lpp6050]

Aranmula kannadi❤

[@lockhak33]

Where can I buy one?

[@ahamanandhan]

You need one??

[@lockhak33]

@@ahamanandhan yes

[@devindersingh3045]

Woow.. Nice.. I had never been seen anything like this.. Great Technique.. Ausam way of indigenous technology of making mirror.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@KCNusach]

Um, two known metals, measure density, solve for ratio. What an I decipherable enigma.

[@maximilienrobespierre7927]

"this alloy was passed down generations in this community, it's tin and copper" So it's straight up just bronze?

[@Ja2808R]

I enjoy these insider art series.