r/metalworking 6d ago

3 months old to Metalsmithing🌿

Here are some pieces I've made, I can't wait to keep learning and testing mixing natural materials with metals! If you have any resources or even books I can utilize to keep growing, I'd love to hear recommendations 🌿 Everything shown is in brass, but I've worked with sterling silver as well. Teeth from animals, porcupine quills and stones are featured (along with some brass finger nails, because why not haha!)

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u/Normal_Imagination_3 6d ago

You did really nice, you should give copper a shot too it's a really fun metal to work with and there's some really cool patina choices

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u/aristarrr 5d ago

I definitely plan to, I want to make some lichen-esque looking pieces and I think that metal lends itself beautifully to it. SOOOOO many things I wanna learn/try 😅

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u/Normal_Imagination_3 5d ago

Awesome I'll look forward to it if you post the results

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u/Top_Result_1550 5d ago

what is the first item meant to be. a lam?

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u/aristarrr 5d ago

It's a mole tooth!

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u/Top_Result_1550 5d ago

the whole thing top to bottom? it looks like coral with a brass band around it. looks like a lamp.

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u/aristarrr 4d ago

Oh, no, it's a brass cuff, laid on a really cool lichen-covered branch. The tooth is what's set on the brass cuff. Hopefully that makes sense!