I decided to make another copper bowl using an inner and outer skin to give the illusion of a much more substantial structure... Here's where I've got to so far...
The inner skin is attached to the rim. As you can probably see, it took me a couple of tries to get a smooth solder around the full circumference.
This picture shows the outer skin placed on top of the inner, awaiting soldering. You can see the borax flux (the white stuff) which is used to ensure the solder flows in roughly the right direction.
Th preceding three pictures show the piece after the outer skin had been soldered. The final one shows the piece with much of the excess copper trimmed away. This also helped in the soldering.
So...after a fair bit of grinding and filing, the piece now looks like this.
Time for a coffee break I think - I know some of you prefer tea, but for me it's coffee...then on to part 2......finishing and polishing...
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