walker

To get the depth, I would work the flat areas around the cross pushing more metal toward the cross, then anneal flip it and take that metal and push out for the depth. I was a little worried about punching through but I was able to keep it thick enough that that was not an issue.

Walker

Wanted to post a couple pix of a some repousse I've been working on. Used 2" copper pipe that was slit and flattened. Piece is about 5"x5".

Walker

From everything I've read and with the "little bit" of experience I have on the subject, 32 ounce or 18 gauge (.043) copper is good size for doing repousse (and raising also).

Walker

>Would like to see a blue print on it and learn about it.

If y'all are interested in a blueprint on chasing and repousse, go check out a couple demos's over at innovationaliron.com (another great site). The first link is on making chasing tools and the second link is using those tools to actually do chasing/repousse:

making tools
11-02-06 Demo (Repousse tool making)
or
Chat log

chasing/repousse technique
12-07-06 Demo (Introduction to Repousse)
or
Chat log

Walker

Hey Grizz,

Nice Work!!!!! Is that Jesus and Simon one in aluminum??

Walker

I've been trying to learn raising. I've made all my tools...including my raising hammer made from steel plate and old spring, one raising stake made from two large bolts, one raising stake from some odd piece of steel picked up from dump and one planishing stake from old acetylene bottle cap. Here's some pics.

Been coming to Iforgeiron for a while but just notice the coppersmithing section in the forum. I've been learning to raise copper bowls and have just begun to learn how to do chasing/repousse. I'm going to try to post pics of my first three chased/repoussed pieces. Maybe even a couple of my copper bowls that I raised on homemade stakes.

Walker