{"id":2802,"date":"2010-06-07T16:55:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T00:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:36:32","slug":"three-metals-one-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/07\/three-metals-one-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Metals, One Firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may be too early to get all excited, but this experiment has worked a few times now. I was surprised enough to discover that bronze and white bronze can be fired at the same time. I wasn&#8217;t too excited, though, since the contrast is not so sharp, and patina doesn&#8217;t make it any sharper. <\/p>\n<p>So, I tried to fire all three metals together, copper, bronze, and White Bronze, with very little hope. I could not believe that copper could sinter at such a low temperature. Here are my results:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2803\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Mokume-mixed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Mokume-mixed-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"t-Mokume mixed\" title=\"t-Mokume mixed\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Mokume-mixed-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Mokume-mixed.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2804\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-3-panel-mixed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-3-panel-mixed-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"t-3-panel mixed\" title=\"t-3-panel mixed\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2804\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-3-panel-mixed-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-3-panel-mixed.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The center panels in these earrings are a combination of copper and White Bronze only.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2805\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Lentil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Lentil-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"t-Lentil\" title=\"t-Lentil\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Lentil-300x286.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/t-Lentil.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This one is a two-sided hollow form (lentil).<\/p>\n<p>The firing temperature is the same as for White Bronze. I am not sure yet how long the firing should be, what the size and thickness limitations are, and how way the metals should be combined. I am almost sure the latter is an important factor.<\/p>\n<p>The funny thing is that a test piece, all copper, sintered just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be too early to get all excited, but this experiment has worked a few times now. I was surprised enough to discover that bronze and white bronze can be fired at the same time. I wasn&#8217;t too excited, though, since the contrast is not so sharp, and patina doesn&#8217;t make it any sharper. 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