Forged copper is a process different from cast copper. It is created on a copper plate. After the copper plate is heated, the texture becomes soft, and after being hammered, it restores its hard characteristics. Repeat this process to finally produce forged copper relief and forged copper. Sculpture and other round carving art works or other daily and industrial supplies. With the improvement of people's living standards and aesthetic taste, the traditional craft of forging copper is loved by more and more designers and the public, especially in the field of arts and crafts.
The copper forging process is about a forging character. Any shape is forged, and the complexity of the process is far more than that of cast copper. Fire, hammer and chisel are three important elements of wrought copper.
Small-scale copper forging works or large-scale forging copper works can be heated by high temperature generated by oxygen and acetylene, while large-scale works need to be heated by blast furnace fire. This part of heating is relatively easy. The heated copper plate should be struck flat with a leather hammer. The base line is then carved using a hammer and chisel according to the lines traced on the copper plate. The use of hammers and chisels is the key to the whole copper forging process, which is why "forging copper" is also called "chiseled copper". Each copper forging master has hundreds of chisels in various forms. Using these chisels to outline the ups and downs on the copper plate is called "routing". It will take a few years to quickly and accurately trace the lines according to the drawings. Kung fu, especially some key parts, such as the facial features of the characters. Large-scale copper forging works require the cooperation and collective creation of many copper forging craftsmen. Some craftsmanship requires the cooperation of craftsmen to be very tacit. For example, sometimes the copper plate needs to be suspended. The copper forging masters work on both sides of the copper plate at the same time, so that each A staggered line achieves perfection.
If you encounter forged works with more details and smooth surface, you can use appropriate proportions of rosin and soil and other raw materials to melt them in a container, and pour them on a workbench with a 3-5 cm high edge around them for fixed heating. copper plate behind. It is then carefully forged by a copper forge master.
First, forging sculptures or murals requires a clay sculptor to create a 1:1 size clay model according to the drawings. Then pull out the plaster mold. After the plaster mold is made, it needs to be checked carefully, and the trachoma or the gap should be filled up. In remade resin molds for forging.
After the mold is made, the artist needs to draw the mold lofting drawing, paste it on the copper plate, and use the cutting machine to cut the lofted copper plate raw material.
Afterwards, the forging master used the forging method introduced earlier by Lee to forge by hand. Parts of forged sculptures or murals are assembled and welded according to 1:1 molds or drawings. Connect the scattered parts into a whole, need grinding and trimming at the welding place. Then adjust in the overall forging. From the fog to the whole, from the small to the big, the sculpture or mural becomes a wrought copper product.
Finally, in order to make the overall effect of the sculpture or mural uniform and coordinated, it is also necessary to unify the surface of the work - color. Partial highlights still need to be polished out. In order to achieve a beautiful, three-dimensional effect.
The quality of copper forging process is mainly in the forging technology. In terms of forging technology, our company has trained a large number of forging experts with rich forging experience over the years. The forged works can maintain the shape and charm of the original clay sculpture. Completed by hand, it has the advantages of craftsmanship, strong ornamental, uniform surface and rich texture. And light weight. Easy to install. The use of large murals and sculptures not only saves materials, but also ensures the safety of construction and use.
