Nolano Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've started working with brass and copper to make flowers. I learned to make them out of iron first and these were my first brass and copper projects. A brass hairstick I made for my friend on her birthday (My first item made of brass) And another one from copper I made to see how adding leaves would work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Beautiful work man.....are the leaves held on by making two leaves on a common stem and then wrapped around the stem of the rose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 they are very pretty nolano - i have never worked in brass, but i have in copper and i really like it. how is brass to work? something else you can try is hammering the edges more of each petal so they get very thin and slightly grooved, it also makes the edges easier to shape subtley. thanks for posting the pics - i bet your friend loved hers! macbruce - i love you seuss quote - cant get enough of that guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 macbruce - i love you seuss quote - cant get enough of that guy! I love Googling quotes, and Dr Seuss was the last guy I figured I'd use for a signature........Aleister Crowley has some cool ones too, probly too much for the moderators......... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Step away from the dark side and treat the Crowley quotes as you would sleeping dogs my Celtic brother. Even this Irishman has enough sense to not use them here. :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolano Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Beautiful work man.....are the leaves held on by making two leaves on a common stem and then wrapped around the stem of the rose? Yeah, thats how I did this one. It's a little loose, I'm thinking of holding them on with a dab of solder. they are very pretty nolano - i have never worked in brass, but i have in copper and i really like it. how is brass to work? something else you can try is hammering the edges more of each petal so they get very thin and slightly grooved, it also makes the edges easier to shape subtley. thanks for posting the pics - i bet your friend loved hers! She did, but it was my first brass project and she lusts after my newer and admittedly slightly better ones. Brass isn't really much different than copper. I think you need to anneal it more because it can be a little crack happy if you're not careful. The other thing is unfortunately most brass rod stock is free machining brass, which is awful for cold working. Cartridge brass is your best bet, although some others have good forming capabilities, but it's a little hard to say because I haven't found really solid info on that. That first one was a piece of 3/16 brazing rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Step away from the dark side and treat the Crowley quotes as you would sleeping dogs my Celtic brother. Even this Irishman has enough sense to not use them here. ''Intolerance is evidence of impotence''............Now what's so bad about that.... Aleister Crowley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Yeah, thats how I did this one. It's a little loose, I'm thinking of holding them on with a dab of solder. you could try fullering in around the position the leaves wrap around, so it cannot slip. just a thought. nice rose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nice rose! You done good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro1205 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I just finished my first and second copper flower this month(Feb), I like what you have done and I would like to try to work with brass... Keep up the good work!!! and thanks for sharing the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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