Non-Ferrous: fittings, alloys, patinas

59 topics in this forum

1. Help with Mokume Gane?

   By Jason Brown, November 16, 2015
   • 14 replies
   • 7k views
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   • DanM
   • May 9

2. Bronze age knife/sword handles?

   By Carlos Lara, April 8
   • 5 replies
   • 286 views
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   • Don Abbott
   • April 13

3. Info on patinas

   By Carlos Lara, March 15
   • 2 replies
   • 222 views
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   • Carlos Lara
   • March 18

4. Titanium metallurgy?

   By Ben Potter, April 7, 2022
   • 4 replies
   • 2.4k views
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   • Ben Potter
   • April 8, 2022

5. Gilding in the old days

   By Brian Dougherty, February 4, 2022
   • 10 replies
   • 955 views
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   • Doug Lester
   • March 23, 2022

6. Help identifying wrought iron 1 2

   By Aaron Gouge, January 8, 2022
   • 36 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • Don Abbott
   • January 25, 2022

7. melting/casting Aluminum Bronze is it fubar?

   By J.Leon_Szesny, October 12, 2021
   • 13 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • Jerrod Miller
   • October 14, 2021

8. Smelting funky/colorful/strange Alloys

   By J.Leon_Szesny, July 9, 2021
   • 8 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • J.Leon_Szesny
   • August 2, 2021

9. Help with nickel silver

   By Oberu, June 4, 2021
   • 8 replies
   • 1k views
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   • Oberu
   • July 9, 2021

10. Brown Copper patina

    By mross, March 17, 2021
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Brian Dougherty
    • March 18, 2021

11. Using scraps of stuff

    By Joshua States, February 17, 2021
    • 18 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Joshua States
    • March 17, 2021

12. Copper sources

    By Chris Christenberry, February 3, 2021
    • 13 replies
    • 1k views
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    • Chris Christenberry
    • February 15, 2021

13. Steel etching

    By Paul Checa, January 27, 2021   

    • etching
    • steel etching
    • 0 replies
    • 493 views
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    • Paul Checa
    • January 27, 2021

14. What are the rules for etching steels?

    By J.Leon_Szesny, November 28, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Pieter-Paul Derks
    • November 29, 2020

15. Bronze pinstock

    By Garry Keown, July 4, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Garry Keown
    • July 6, 2020

16. Help with a solder choice for brass Chape

    By Aaron Gouge, February 13, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Aaron Gouge
    • July 4, 2020

17. Habaki resisting me

    By Geoff Keyes, June 14, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 839 views
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    • steven smith
    • June 14, 2020

18. Which Bronze

    By Garry Keown, June 5, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
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    • Garry Keown
    • June 5, 2020

19. Copper help?

    By Brian Myers, May 29, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Chris Christenberry
    • May 30, 2020

20. How to make dome-head brass rivets?

    By Harry Marinakis, October 13, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • Brian Myers
    • May 26, 2020

21. Dishwasher safe handle material

    By Larry Garfield, May 9, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
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    • Doug Lester
    • May 13, 2020

22. Use for brass bullet casings?

    By Larry Garfield, November 20, 2018   

    • brass
    • found material
    • 10 replies
    • 4k views
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    • Alex Middleton
    • April 8, 2020

23. What investment to use for bronze

    By Brian Dougherty, March 17, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 905 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • March 17, 2020

24. mystery metal.

    By Zeb Camper, October 12, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 911 views
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    • JohnK
    • October 13, 2019

25. Homemade "Rokusho"

    By ralph G, December 9, 2014
    • 4 replies
    • 7.6k views
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    • Tski
    • July 31, 2019