I live in a huge mining town and this was in my yard when I purchased my home. Sorry for the ignorance but does this look like copper?

Used 3/8" and 1/4 " tubing along with bare copper wire and made it " grow" from this cool piece of driftwood. I added roots going in and out of the wood to fill up the space and make it look like it was a living, copper tree.

This is my very first finished wire-wrapped ring, and I’m pretty excited to share it!

I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and I wanted my first project to be special. Instead of buying new wire, I decided to repurpose an old, broken music center I had. I stripped the transformer down and salvaged about 500g of copper wire (0.36mm and 0.87mm).

It was a long process:

Burnt off the lacquer on a gas stove.

Boiled it in citric acid and soaked it in a soda solution.

Manually polished it to get that shine.

The ring is handcrafted using this reclaimed copper and a cubic zirconia stone. Copper is a natural energy conductor, so it feels like more than just jewelry—it’s an artisan piece with a story.

I’d love to hear your thoughts or any tips for improvement!

Made by FocusWorks EDC in Canada.

I have been starting to play with copper wire, I’ve seen videos of these really neat homemade tools where you can screw into a board to wrap the wire around, anchor the wire for braiding, etc. I am trying to find a tutorial on how to make my own board FOR copper crafts. Can I see your home set up?

After seeing trees made from copper wire, I thought of making one from copper tubing . This is 3/8 " abs 1/4 " tubing with 4 guage wire. It's supposed to look like a tree on the wind. It could also be a tree running really fast. Ha

I really don’t want to f this project up. I’ve been hesitating and want to wrap this up. I’m here for the next steps of advice. I started out with cleaning. I did the salt and vinegar wash and I’ve moved on to TarnX. I’m happy with the results so far but with these antiques, I don’t want to leave them as is because of the rust. I’m afraid of not protecting them for antiquity. I’m not concerned about the looks or patina but wanted to start fresh to preserve the fixtures as best I could. So what do I do from here before waxing or some other finish (looking for recommendations on that as well). Again, I love patina but want to prevent further rust/damage.

Can you help me find information on this piece of Persian metalwork [4080 × 1840] made using the Ghalam-zani technique (chasing and repoussé) on a copper-based alloy, measuring approximately 120 x 58 cm and weighing 5.2 kg? I purchased it in Sicily from a merchant between 2001 and 2003. I am looking for technical insights regarding the manufacturing, the composition of the alloy, and the historical context for cataloging purposes. Any information on this specific artisanal style would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance to anyone who can share their knowledge.

Sto attualmente conducendo una ricerca su questa monumentale opera in metallo persiana (circa 120 x 58 cm, 5,2 kg), realizzata con la tecnica Ghalam-zani (cesellatura e incisione) su una lega a base di rame. Sono alla ricerca di informazioni tecniche sulla sua fattura, sulla composizione della lega e sul suo contesto storico a fini di catalogazione. Qualsiasi informazione su questo specifico stile artigianale sarebbe molto apprezzata. Ringrazio anticipatamente chiunque possa condividere le proprie conoscenze. Cordiali saluti.

About 5 inches wide. 3-4 inches top to bottom. And apx 1/2 inch deep. It’s like a saucer or dish of some sort. I have a stack of them. They’re VERY heavy.

Rolled 73 rolls of copper pennies

Edit: Thanks for the input! We received this from my husband’s late father and neither of us ever owned copper artwork before so we thought we needed to clean it up somehow. Kind of forgot about Lady Liberty and her iconic green as an example of the nature of aging copper. 😅

Original: What’s the best/safest way to clean up this copper relief artwork without damaging anything?

I have this pendant. Sometimes I polish it shiny, sometimes it's dull, sometimes I get this rainbow coloration. Not sure when or how this happens. Maybe when some alcohol based cologne gets on, or I shower with it, or what have you. Any idea what causes this to appear?

Hello!
So my access to materials on short notice is pretty low, but I've been experimenting with etching at home with the aim of making a present or two. I picked up a couple small sheets of 18 gauge copper that I've been clipping up with an old pair of tin snips, and have been following
https://www.reddit.com/r/Copper/comments/efq6r1/diy_copper_etching_tutorial/
with the main exception that I'm not doing stencils, so I've just been freehanding my designs with sharpie/paint pen. HCl and H2O2 with protective gear for the etch. I've been experimenting with duration in the bath, and haven't noticed any significant depth change for leaving it in for three hours versus one, it's all coming out very shallow etches. They're pretty, but very hard to see. I'd like to get finals that stick out a bit more. How can I achieve that?

I was browsing Facebook Marketplace and stumbled across this piece of art. I'm always a sucker for copper, so I made them an offer and headed out to pick it up. It wasn't until I got it home and looked into it that I found out it was from the 1930s! The tarnish is pretty rough, so I picked up some Wright's Copper Cream and am planning to clean it up tomorrow so it can develop a more even patina on its own. I'm hoping to end up with something like the patina on my cocktail shaker in the third picture, but I'm not sure how realistic that is.

Trying to get a close to as real copper patina look: you can see the progress.
I’m using modern masters
Copper paint with real copper , red alcohol dye and spray blue patina to get a heated copper look that will be sealed matte on my bike. How do you think this looks? The lower half has more of the red paring that’s sprayed. Do I need green too?

This will be a 4-5 bar set my shop makes, very excited