Copper is a great texturing metal for the beginner (and advanced) metalsmith because it is very forgiving—you’ll need a concentrated effort to really “mess it up.” Copper is soft and tough, inexpensive, hard to melt down, takes a beautiful patina, and is easy to find. My favorite thing about it is its malleability—copper takes a…
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