I have finally finished the woodworking part of this vanity for my bathroom.
(ABPW)
It is made from walnut.
I plan on making a hammered copper sink, (any tips?) for it and the topping
it with a granite top.
Progress pictures here:
http://www.teamcasa.org/workshop/currentproject.htm
Dave
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"Teamcasa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have finally finished the woodworking part of this vanity for my
bathroom.
> (ABPW)
> It is made from walnut.
I'm contemplating making vanities for our new bathrooms. Let's just say
that yours is a bit nicer than what I had in mind.
> I plan on making a hammered copper sink, (any tips?)
I'd start with a sheet of copper and a hammer. The rest is left as an
exercise for the reader. ;-)
> for it and the topping it with a granite top.
That will look great. For our new bathroom, I'm contemplating a soapstone
top. I saw a kitchen display at Expo that used it and I thought it looked
awesome. For a kitchen, it has some upkeep issues, but it might work out in
the bathroom for me.
todd
You will need a method of annealing the copper since it will 'work
harden' after being hammered. And you need a pickling solution to
quench the metal and remove the surface oxidation.
If you planned method is to stretch the copper you will want to start
with a fairly heavy guage.
Use a polished hammer and consider a specialty hammer for copperwork.
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Teamcasa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I have finally finished the woodworking part of this vanity for my
>>bathroom. (ABPW)
>> It is made from walnut.
>>
>> I plan on making a hammered copper sink, (any tips?) for it and the
>> topping it with a granite top.
>>
>>
>> Progress pictures here:
>> http://www.teamcasa.org/workshop/currentproject.htm
>>
>> Dave
>
> Looks good so far. Be sure to post the finished part.
Will do.
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> You will need a method of annealing the copper since it will 'work
> harden' after being hammered. And you need a pickling solution to
> quench the metal and remove the surface oxidation.
>
> If you planned method is to stretch the copper you will want to start
> with a fairly heavy guage.
>
> Use a polished hammer and consider a specialty hammer for copperwork.
I'm hoping I can find more information on this - any links to pages you know
of?
Dave
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>>> If you planned method is to stretch the copper you will want to start
>>> with a fairly heavy guage.
>>>
>>> Use a polished hammer and consider a specialty hammer for copperwork.
>>
>>I'm hoping I can find more information on this - any links to pages you
>>know
>>of?
>>Dave
>
> point your newsreader over to rec.crafts.metalworking. it's a large
> active group.
I've lurker there for many years, there is some good stuff in the archives
but ya never know- maybe something new is a foot!
Thanks, Dave
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On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:37:58 -0700, "Teamcasa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>> You will need a method of annealing the copper since it will 'work
>> harden' after being hammered. And you need a pickling solution to
>> quench the metal and remove the surface oxidation.
>>
>> If you planned method is to stretch the copper you will want to start
>> with a fairly heavy guage.
>>
>> Use a polished hammer and consider a specialty hammer for copperwork.
>
>I'm hoping I can find more information on this - any links to pages you know
>of?
>Dave
point your newsreader over to rec.crafts.metalworking. it's a large
active group.
"Teamcasa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have finally finished the woodworking part of this vanity for my
>bathroom. (ABPW)
> It is made from walnut.
>
> I plan on making a hammered copper sink, (any tips?) for it and the
> topping it with a granite top.
>
>
> Progress pictures here:
> http://www.teamcasa.org/workshop/currentproject.htm
>
> Dave
Looks good so far. Be sure to post the finished part.