Easily Make Wonderful Copper Bracelet - GS Tongs 

I like how during the quench you can see the Leiden frost effect as it cools from the ends and works it’s way to the center, that is just so neat.

Glen, your willingness to experiment and think outside the box is commendable. Maybe an up and coming jewler!

Borax or boric acid will give copper a pink color, especially good for flowers. Clearcoat after a rinse.

Thanks Glen! Learned something today. Didn't know about the copper soldering technique, good to know!

Very nice Glen! The patina blacksmith AKA artist at work! Good post!

I really love working with copper and experimenting with patinas. A good one is to soak wood chips or sawdust in ammonia in a sealable plastic container. You can suspend the piece above it or bury it in it. This will give you various blues and greens. I also soak it in Miracle Grow (or other house plant fertilizer solution) then heat with a torch. Most of these require a sealer or they will come off.

They both look great!

Interesting as always, Glen! I wear a plain copper band most days, and the patina constantly changes as it reacts with your skin (which I believe is slightly acidic). I have found that if I want to clean/shine mine, a product called Bar Keeper's Friend (a powdered cleanser) works wonders. An added benefit of copper is that it's antimicrobial, A couple of interesting side stories are how Bar Keeper's Friend was first conceptualized (involving rhubarb), and how copper (and brass) were discovered to be antimicrobial, dating back to a cholera outbreak in 19th century London. I'm going off memory, so my details may need to be verified.

Hey Glen, always love your videos, you have a very different way of thinking than most blacksmiths on here. In my experience, and I have a firebrick forge, molten copper has eaten away at the firebrick over a short period of time while reheating with leftover copper bits in my forge. Just want to leave you a heads up before it happens to yours, I've taken to using little single-piece forged steel molds and holders when melting copper in the forge. I originally tried sheet steel boxes, but the molten metal flows straight through the tiniest gaps left from folding.

very nice, two thumbs up

Hard boil an egg, place it in airtight container along with bracelet. The hydrogen sulfide makes a nice brown patina

Nice pieces. Thanks for showing.

This was very interesting & informative.

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Lmao the 'story of my life' joke, excellent

You did amazing work on this project 👏👏

Very nice.

Mommy's not gonna be impressed with her pot, after you're done playing with it. 🤭🤣 The bracelet looks great Glen 👍👍

Once she’s happy the world will carry on turning in a natural nice way 😅

Nice project. I think I am going to have to do this one.

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You can make for brass rods as well but only when you heat it about 700 C and i manage to weld brass by also hammering a hoted tiny piece like you show in the video

Nice job! I'm guessing you didn't clear coat them.

Awesome work !!! I hope you can make one for me.

Make your self a copper set of tongs. Using steel tongs will effect your patina process.

Hi Glen, i have not been buy for a long time, but anyway great video.

Just a note, The use of a steel vessel and/or tongs in the citric will also give a different outcome than if you don't use steel. It creates a plating effect that gives it a reddish/pink hue generally

Did you put any type of sealer on it to prevent oxidation?

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good afternoon == Money tree == tree trunk made of copper wire == leaves made of coins == can I make ?

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I guess you could say that you gave it one more heat to seal the deal. Sorry, Dad Joke.

And here I am using my hands 😢

Now polish it and nickel electroplate it and you got poor mans silver !

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What is the wrench called that you are twisting the wire with?

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