Making a vase from a piece of copper tubing      Home . Gallery . Studio . Vitae	Page 2
	A friend on the Metalmeet site asked me to show how to form a copper vase out of a piece of copper tube. Tutorial index, go to page:   1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 Above is a photo of the tube after having made the first shrinking pass on the neck of the vessel. Above is a photo showing the contact angle used for stretching out (sinking) the sides of the vessel. Below are the first and second passes rotating the piece under the hammer. I got carried away and started stretching before I did this. I should have shrunk the bottom edge a bit before starting the stretching of the sides. Above I am raising.shrinking the edge of the bottom of the vase. This will work harden it as well as make it closer to the dimension I want. When you are beating on the side with the rubber hammer some blows use the edge of the piece as a fulcrum and the pressure bells it out. IF you shrink the bottom edge first it work hardens so it holds it's shape better. This is a shot of the shrunk (raised) lower edge. The stake, vessel, and a rubber hammer. The piece is moved under the hammer until you have hit and stretched all the surface that you want to at least once. Click here to go to page 3.