The forge council held it’s September meeting at the AG Museum on the 17th. Ed Benton was featured to demonstrating a different method of coloring copper. A torch is used to heat the copper to various temperatures that manipulate the level of oxidation on the surface of the copper. Starting out with a very clean piece of copper and keeping close control of the surface temperature allows you to achieve many colors that you do not normally get by using only a torch. The proper use of the torch in “painting” on the copper surface was shown along with the best type of clear coat that saves the colors.
