[TheForge] Bronze

[Kim George]

You are working it too hot. Heat it to cherry then wait until the
color leaves. You will have about 3 or 4 blows before it becomes to
hard to work. remember that when you start getting resistance to your
hit it's time to reheat and do it again.

On 8/4/10, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> Anyone have an informal method of distinguishing between
> silicon bronze and architectural bronze ( with some lead
> in the alloy)?
> I have some bars of the stuff and it sure is willing to
> crack when it is worked hot...so i'm suspicious.
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-- 
Kim George

"Why for you try to bury me in cold,cold ground?"
     Taz