What a great comment.

Thanks for your support. I'll do my best...

I'm glad you like this. I'll continue to do what I can. Thanks for watching.

In my next video, I give copper inlaying a go. I'll continue to experiment with copper and maybe also brass and some tin smithing. Thanks for your support.

It looked much better before I started to wire wheel it. I'm very new to working copper and will continue to experiment. It's a nice break from working steel... Thanks.

Tyson, I'll continue to so some videos working with copper and other non-ferrous metals. I try my hand at inlaying copper to steel in my next video. Thanks.

If you have any tips for forming stuff from copper ingots, I'm all ears. I finally finished my electric furnace and just poured an ingot myself.

@@gamemeister27 if you are trying to form something directly from a poured ingot your best choice is going to be heat it up and pound it into the shape you want with hammers or anything else like a hydraulic press however when you first pour it it is going to have a massive green structure with air bubbles throughout the ingot however applying pressure from forging at will allow that grain structure to become very tightly compacted however you have to anneal it every so often or you will get cracks in it and you Anil it by heating it up until you reach a certain temperature throughout the part and then quench it because it is non-ferrous and has its own annealing process once you are done quenching it you can continue to apply pressure and or forging until you reach your desired shape copper is fairly soft compared to steel so you will not have to work it as much to get it into the shape you want and it tends to be more elastic as long as it is annealed just be advised it will work Harden and must be annealed every so often. Any other questions please let me know

@@andrewvogel5344 Thank you! I appreciate the knowledge

@@gamemeister27 you're welcome I have always been told the greatest gift you can give is knowledge and I have happily given anything I have learned away free to others if they are wanting to learn something that I have knowledge of I hope that information helped you out and if there is anything else that I can answer for you I'd be more than happy to.

Craig, I did have fun with this. I will revisit working with copper and see if I can improve my technique. Thanks for watching.

Your'e being very kind. I need a lot more practice... Thanks.

@@gstongs Being kind was unintentional. Being truthful was intentional.

I'm going to continue to experiment with copper and other non-ferrous metals. Thanks for watching.

Jon, I agree completely. I should have used another means to polish the inside. Live and learn... Thanks.

Michael, I will continue to experiment with copper, etc. Thanks.

Very good information. Thanks for sharing and take care.

Glen GS Tongs Hello Glenn. Loved your next video too. That idea of it turning green is from a reaction to Acid. So all copper/ bronze/ will turn green when exposed to acid materials. So never cook tomatoes sauce in raw copper pot. That is why it is coated with zinc or tin. Check out Bronze sculptures, if left outdoors it turns green, via acid rain from burning coal... Ideally the copper/ or bronze works are protected by being coated with lacquer and wax twice a year. Yes Borax is a great flux. Tin and zinc will also need fluxes. I love your videos.

You give me so many ideas. On NHKtv. There was a guy making bonsai watering cans. Out of copper, and joined using what looked like your wedge tool you sold me! Melting the tin, and simple soldering.

Me too. I learned that I need to upgrade my copper working skills. Thanks for watching.

Ron, Thank for watching. Glen

It also felt like hitting on salt water taffy! Thanks.

Thanks for watching.

It's been a long, slow climb. Thanks for your support.

Bradley, Thanks for watching and for your good suggestion. I will eventually try working wth copper again and see what I can do.

Richard, I'm also thinking about doing some things with brass and maybe also trying to do some simple tin smithing. Thanks.

Glen GS Tongs yeah I’m gathering supplies to make Armour helmet, just for fun

Bernard, I never even thought of using a wooden swage. But then again, I never worked with copper before. Thanks for sharing.

Glen GS Tongs to make metal curve with a hammer alone takes an incredible amount of skill, understanding how it lengthens one way and contracts the other when you hit it etc. using a doming block is just one method (as a jeweller I've got all sorts of round punches and hammers etc for exactly that purpose of making curved surfaces) one easy way is taking a hardwood stump or block you can drill and carve out a basic dish template, then with either a highfaced rounding hammer or punch force the soft metal into it. want it more angular? take it to a deepr narrower block and repeate ;)

And after this first try with copper, it shows me how little I know of working with this and other non-ferrous metals. Very interesting for sure. Thanks.

Thanks for your support.

Robert, Thanks for that suggestion. Another person recommended white vinegar and salt...

Chuck, Yes, a few others have said the same thing. As I continue to work with copper, I'll definitely give wooden forms a try. Thanks for sharing this good information.

baseball bat is a good suggestion...

Thanks for watching.

I really wasn't too sure where this would go. I like to experiment in videos and learn as I go on projects like this. Thanks.

@@gstongs No, thank you!

Quenching copper will not harden it, the only methods to harden copper apart from work hardening would be to alloy and harden via precipitation hardening or age hardening as is with 2xxx series copper aka Duralumin. Plenty of metal working information on blacksmithing/knifemaking forums on all kinds of metals out there. Good forging.

This is great information. I liked the hammer marks on the inside of this bowl but grinding mostly took them away. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for watching. Glen

You're right - they definitely make different cutting discs for different metals. I find your username interesting and ironic. After working with copper, I researched a little about using copper for cooking implements and found that verdigris can be a potential problem. Thanks for watching.

Jack, I'm learning all this the hard way. I appreciate the good information and I'll continue to experiment with copper and other non-ferrous metals. In my next video, I try my hand at inlaying coper... Thanks.

I need to try this again, that is, I need to work with copper more to give you a fair opinion. The potential is there to make some wonderful pieces and it's nice to work on a material other than steel for a change. And I'd like to make some pieces that make use of both copper and steel... Keep an eye out for more copper/non-ferrous videos that I do. Thanks for watching.

Muhammed, I am really enjoying trying out copper and will also try things like brass and maybe even some tin smithing. In my next video, I attempt to inlay copper in steel and the possibilities with this seem endless. Thanks.

Glen I'm looking forward to that. In India and the Punjab which is now split between India and Pakistan they used to inlay gold and silver into swords a lot and ornaments - it's called koftagiri. It blows my mind when I think of how they managed it.

Muhammed, Ancient technologies also blow my mind. Like a lot of people, I'm especially fascinated by ancient Egypt, their crafts and technology. Thanks.

Rick, For sure, copper is much more expensive when compared to steel. Thanks for watching this. My next video will explore using copper for inlaying...

HE Peteresen I wouldn't put brass in a fire. I believe it has zinc in it. Zinc fumes are harmful. Can make you nauseous and have killer headaches.

I wonder about the too and will probably give it a go - being sure to be outside and not breathe in any fumes as Matthew Steele says. Thanks.

Billy, That's a good idea. I'm learning how to work with copper the hard way - by trial and error. Thanks for watching and for sharing.

Lou, It never seemed like it was going to tear. But I did mostly work it hot and did anneal it twice after hammering it cold. I experiment with inlaying copper in my next video. The more I learn about this (from trying and from guys like yourself sharing info.), the more I'll pass that info. on in videos. Thanks.

Pablo, I will do that for sure. I always like to first try before watching how an expert does things. Trial and error is also a good teacher. Thanks for watching.

Jerry, I'm actually fairly impatient. But I look at a lot of these projects as relaxing / learning time. Thanks.

This is perfectly food safe. You just have to clean copper implements like this every so often so they don't oxidize. And you need to take some caution when cooking in a pure copper pot as some acids can cause a harmful substance to form when in contact with copper. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for taking your time to watch this. Glen

Never heard of that. Thanks for sharing that information.

Gypsies? Just... Yeah. I'm sure he'll be sure to hail down some wandering gypsies when he comes across them.

Yeah we don't really have those in the US. I'm sure we have plenty of Romanians at least, but not the nomadic Romanis

You're right. It's sort of the opposite of steel in some ways. Thanks.

Phillip, I never thought about doing mokume gane and to be honest, I never knew what that really was until now. In my next video, I will attempt to fuse copper to steel, do a sort of small inlay... Thanks.

Glen GS Tongs Awesome! I’ve seen videos of people that use quarters(usually 4) and a blowtorch. I think most makers use copper, brass, and German nickel ( not sure what that is). The videos that I have watched of professional blacksmiths/ jewelers with a Forge is with a jig. Looked basically like two pieces of steel with the copper and brass in between the plates and something that they were able to tighten the steel plates. I’m not sure how I’m going to be attempting it. I got paper thin squared pieces and thought about possibly just soldering a few spots and then try to Forge it with the blowtorch. Not sure if I will succeed or not but I want too make a mokume guard for a Damascus knife a friend made me. Can’t wait to see you tackle this project!!! It’s going to look amazing as an inlay, especially if you do the “Golden” finish on the steel with your brush. Your finishing work is the best!

Glad you like this. Thanks for watching. Glen

steve adams I do understand, fumes inhaled are toxic so ventilation outdoors might be fine, copper is fine for drinking water plumbing actually , even heard of lead pipes, I think I know I'm off into the same direction , xorry

Steve Adams is right, copper pipes are safe for UK drinking water in a house and we have copper cooking pots (though there inner lined with stainless for cleaning) I don't think there is an issue. Tin is also OK. But lead an obvious nono.

Steve, After doing this video, I researched a little about this - copper and food safety. To an extent, you're right. You have to mainly be careful of cooking in unlined copper pans/pots. And maybe more than that, copper oxidation can be poisonous. I touch on this a little in my next video. But David B and jetblackstar make very good points and I think the potential problems with copper is way overblown. Thanks.

Ye, this piece is definitely thick for this kind of work but not impossible. Thanks for watching.

Steve Redenbaugh - Glen lives in Taiwan. I own some of his tongs. Beautifully made!

Steve, As Chris rightly replied, I live in Taiwan (my wife's country). Thanks for watching. Glen

Very interesting. I've also heard that guys who did file work on steel were referred to as "whitesmiths". But your explanation seems more logical. Thanks.

He fully explains it

That may be possible but heating would take some time. Thanks for watching.

I've used a small charcoal forge to smith copper before, it was pretty effective, you can also use a camp fire if the copper is thin enough, just make sure to use eye protection and a mask as the fumes are not the best to breath in, and if you use any kind of grinder on copper it send copper dust shards everywhere

Christian, Yes, at some points the background noise is really awful. Thanks for watching all the same.

There is no noise at 7:14 you were probably hearing your brother getting off to porn again 😂😂😂😂

I can definitely see the potential of using copper, maybe brass, in conjunction with some steel projects. Thanks.

Jose, Thanks for watching. Glen