jmeineke Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 I recently made this copper heart desk paperweight for a friend who wanted to give a gift to her aunt as a birthday present. After flame-coloring the copper, and while everything was still good and hot, I applied a beeswax / linseed coating. The base of the heart and the mount were drilled and tapped and a screwed together (the hole in bottom of the base was counter-sunk so the screw head would be recessed). The base is made from 2.5 x 2.5 x .5 hot rolled steel and the heart is 3/8" copper bar. Each half of the heart was made separately and then brazed together with brass. I spot-brazed brass onto other areas of the heart to make the seams look more natural. I textured the base using a cross-peen hammer in a 'burst' pattern radiating from the center and then straight up and down on the sides. Quote
Marksnagel Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 Really beautiful job. She will be blessed by it I'm sure. Mark<>< Quote
beth Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 thats very pretty! i would be very glad to recieve it :) Quote
jmeineke Posted May 18, 2011 Author Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks, Beth & Mark It's not a wicked-cool dragon head or a RR Spike Bottle opener, but it's a sculpture and it's metal so I thought I'd share ;) Quote
Marksnagel Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks for sharing. It,s as coll as anything else. Mark<>< Quote
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