2.14.2013: Bill Juaire, of New England Copperworks, Inc., demonstrates the craft of metal spinning by making a small copper bowl from a disc. A copper disc is centered on a lathe and spun the while Bill uses special tools to push the metal against a steel chuck of the appropriate bowl shape. The bowl take shape quickly in his skilled hands, much like the clay on a potter's wheel. More complex shapes, such as architectural finials, are made in sections and then soldered together with nearly invisible seams.
Providence Journal video by Sandor Bodo