Recently I have been producing forged steel and hammered copper coffee scoops for my website. Here is a video showing most of the process I go through to form the copper sheet into the bowl for the scoop. greenhavenforge.com/collectio...
Handsome work! Search on RU-vid for how to make and use a tucking fork - it's used in auto and motorcycle body sheet metal forming. I suspect you could get the initial bowl formed more efficiently using this technique.
I don’t have a stake, I’ll have to make, of get one. I made our copper fruit bow using an oak stump, a portion of 20oz copper, and a pvc hammer.. Thanks for the vid.
Good work! I've been thinking of making these as well for Christmas gifts. I imagine if the copper disc was annealed first it would be easier to shape. It would re-harden the more it's hammered. For an 'anvil', I was thinking of maybe using a trailer hitch ball held fast in a vise (except they are flat on top). Hmmm, maybe a large diameter ball bearing which is then welded to a bolt...
The copper sheet I use is annealed to start. I dont anneal during the process because the sheet is only 0.032" so I want it to work harden and make a stiff bowl.
