azxd

I make only stem for the rose in the forge, the petals are cut with the band saw, textured, assemb., posed, then colored with a torch. I also will place a piece of felt in the center of the rose and place a couple of drops of "rose oil" in and it smells like a real rose. I get more "How did you do that?!!?" for the smell then from actually making the rose!

Sounds pretty simple, but there is obviously an artistic side to everything.
I've got some thin copper sheet, and have cut out the basic shapes that are described on the Internet.
I'll embarrass myself, for sure, as I develop proper techniques ... But I'm willing to learn.

Truth be told, I want to make a few for my wife.
The felt is a great idea

And thanks again for sharing this information.

Azdx There is a open forge at Grizzly Iron in PHX this weekend. You should Check it out.

Thanks for the reminder, I had read about that and totally forgot ... I will ... Oh darn, I committed to Judge a Constitutional debate for a bunch of high school students.
Ehh, perhaps the next one.

Thank you Thomas !!!

I've only ever tried such with a torch, but when I get the forge put together, I'll have to do some experimenting until I figure it out.

The wire brushing technique makes sense.

Hi Azxd! Welcome! To get color simular to that. I soak mine in muratic acid to remove the mill scale then spray on copper sufate. I have not seen that photo before but to me it looks like they could be made out of real copper then heated with a torch to get the color, then clear coated.

Where in AZ are you located? Are you a member of the AABA? If not you should check us out. Good luck!

Nope not a member of AABA, but might become one in the future, and ... I'm in the Phoenix area.

I figured it was real copper that had been heated, but the color is so even, and into the red scale, that I figure I just had to ask ... There is a small temperature range that will produce that color, and I really want to learn what it takes to achieve it.

Thanks for the welcome.

I am a new member and this is obviously my first post.

So Hello from Arizona.

I'm very curious about the method used to achieve such consistent color, and great color in the copper roses as shown in this example - http://www.iforgeiro...p/#comment_4538

I tried to ask the creator, but received a message that he is not capable of receiving a PM.

Can anyone offer any advise about color consistency in copper ?

I'm not new to metal work, but am new to the artistic side of fabrication, and am currently in the process of collecting things so I can build my first forge.
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.