For our metalwork projects we had to make a copper bowl from a sheet of square copper. The first step we had to do was to create a circle shape by joining the corners and then drawing a circle with callipers. We then had to cut the waste off and file down to the edges. After that we had to start shaping the bowl. We got a block of wood in the vice and then using the ball pin hammer we had to circle inwards to add depth. After doing this twice, we heated up the copper till it was red hot and placed in water quickly. This made the copper more pliable and easier to shape. we kept doing this until we were happy with the bowl shape. I enjoyed making the bowl but also found it a bit challenging as I haven’t done any metalwork since first year.
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