This is for you who want more details on how I make the Copper Roses with Brass Leaves
I will try to take some photos of process soon.
These are the steps I take:
First I shape the copper and brass.
Then I braze the copper petals to the (3/32) steel rod and then heat/ cool the copper to get the color.
I shape each flat petal to a rounded shape.
I then attach the brass leaves, one at atime to 1/16 steel rod.
Next I attach{weld) the thiner steel rods with the leaves to the steel stem.
I
coat by brazing brass over all the steel, making bumps that
look a bit like thorns.
I then clean the brass leaves, dry them, polish, then bend the brass to resemble the veins.
Remove all scale and flux.
Bend, shape some more.
Spray the entire piece with a clear sealer. Twice
24 hours after drying, I slip a piece of dyed reddish cotton in center of rose, then add a few drops of rose oil.
Sign my name and copyright mark on back of leaf.
Add a little
gift card with an gold elestic cord and a story card
explaining how I made the rose and
leaves.
I will be happy to share my knowledge with you.