Copper & Nickel & Brass

time consuming, frustrating but still ends up being fun and a great experience ! i loved working with the metals, the only part i didnt like was that the blade is so thin that it was constantly breaking. once i finished one piece i was so excited though. i couldnt wait to put it all together in the end. our materials were nickel, bass, copper, blades, frames, wax and much much more. while doing this project i felt like a little kid in a candy shop, i couldnt wait to get to art to get to work. 


 when the end of the tunnel was in sight, we had to use sand paper to sand all the edges of the metals so they were smooth, even, and safe to the touch. we also used different types of files. when the time came, SOLDERING  !


my favorite part of this project was putting it all together in the end. when we went to go put it all together, we had to grab a brick, use flux and small solder chips. we had to put the flux on the clean metal where we were going to apply the solder chip. when fluxing you could also apply the flux to other parts to get a unique affect to the metal.  when i soldered the pieces together, i was an awh, i was so amused how they all just became one thing. i wish that we did more than just this one metals project, i would do it all over again !