How To Make Hammered Copper Sheet

Faux painting how to create a hammered copper effect with paint and a homemade stencil.

How to make hammered copper sheet. Create a hammered texture by striking the copper with a planishing. Remove paper and adhesive residue then polish the copper faces with 400 grit wet dry sandpaper. Diy hammered copper step 1. Gloves will protect your hands from getting cut by the edges of the copper.

How to hammer copper by hand. Do not hit too hard but with medium force. This is a quick and easy paint technique to get the look of faux hammered copper on wood. Purchase a copper sheet appropriate to the specifications of your job.

Copper is soft enough to cut on a bandsaw using a generalpurpose fine tooth blade. Fold the edges of the copper. Unroll your copper sheet and secure it to the plywood with a nail in each corner. Centerpunch all drill hole marks on the patterns smooth all burrs and refine the edges with abrasives or files.

Place a piece of cardboard or a towel over the copper to prevent scratching. Lay the copper on a solid surface with the peened side up. It can also be shaped by hand if. Overlap each strike slightly.

Typically the adhesive is applied to both surfaces be sure to use plenty of adhesive as the wood substrate will absorb some of the adhesive then dowels will be placed on top of the substrate across the width and extending over the edge a bit and then the copper sheet placed over the top of the dowels. Answer to lewis b and kathy p you may want to try a rolling pin used by baker s or a piece of gas pipe. If you will be cutting a shape from your copper do this. Roll out the copper sheet so it is on top of.

Get approximately 2 feet about 61 cm more. Roll the copper gently going different directions until it is flat. Choose a soft temper of copper sheet to allow you to hammer copper more easily. Lay out a piece of plywood slightly smaller than your copper sheet.

My friend john who is a cabinet maker par excellence contacted me recently for another special faux metal project. Fixed to the copper sheet with spray adhesive. Select a copper sheet that is as thin as possible.