| Project by RichardH | posted 1139 days ago | 1546 views | 1 time favorited | 8 comments |  |
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Height: 3”
Width: 9”
I got this idea a while back after seeing some of the posts for colored copper garden gates. Eventually want to do some bigger stuff, but just starting small with some samples I received in the mail this week.
By the way, I ordered a sample pack from www.colorcopper.com and I really like the look of many of these. I have to admit, I had some issues at first getting a perfectly round inlay, and the shiny ring was more cleaning up a mistake when I accidentally nicked the edge of the copper inlay with a finishing tool. On the plus side, the shiny ring is kind of eye catching and helps identify it as metal vs. a painted finish.
I have around 14 more samples to go…a few will go to bowl or vase bottoms like this…a couple more may go to some bandsaw boxes I’ve been putting off. Any other good ideas out there for using up these little 4” or 5” swatches?
Cheers,
Richard
-- "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it...It's the hard that makes it great."
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donjoe
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#1 posted 1139 days ago
Thanks for posting. I have some thin narrow copper I’ve been toying with the idea of useing in a project. Great job.
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glynn
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#2 posted 1139 days ago
that looks great i will have to try some of it keep it up
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scrappy
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#3 posted 1139 days ago
Fantastic! Love the use of metal with wood. The shiny edge sets off the patina very well. Great combo of colors.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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#4 posted 1139 days ago
Very nice bowl, like the inlay also like to 2 line round the outside. great job
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levan
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#5 posted 1138 days ago
very cool
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#6 posted 1138 days ago
Neat combination of materials. I agree that the shiny edge sets it off very nicely and adds to the effect.
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groy87
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#7 posted 837 days ago
How did you attach the copper to the wood? Did you just use CA glue?
RichardH
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#8 posted 837 days ago
I settled on 2 part epoxy for attaching the copper though I was a little concerned. So far, it has held up well, but there may be a better solution.
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