copper work
Reddish metal shaping
Copper work is the craft of shaping copper into functional or decorative objects—pots, jewelry, architectural elements, sculptures.
The term covers both the activity and its products: The museum's collection includes early American copper work.
A copper worker shapes the metal by hammering, cutting, and joining, often leaving visible tool marks that distinguish handmade pieces from mass-produced ones.
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- patinaSurface film from aging
- verdigrisCopper oxidation's green crust
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- sheetFlat rectangular material
rivets · soldering · brazier · kettle · cauldron · tubing · pipe · pipe fitting · plumbing · weathervane · rain gutter · gutters · roofing · artisan · art nouveau · forge · anvil · tarnish
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Objects shaped from heated metal
ironmongery · steelwork · blacksmithing · wrought iron · tinwork
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