Etching and General Info

Why Gem Alloys Can't Be Worked Under a Hammer

In metallurgy, grain size is an indicator of many different characteristics of the piece of alloy someone will be working on.  In a very general way for copper alloys, the...

Cleaning up Etching Elixir and Ferric Chloride ...

How to safely clean up etching waste with chemicals you can buy on Amazon or your local hardware store!

Method for Etching Gem Bronze and Other Copper ...

This post details my 2 step etching process for Gem Bronze and other copper based alloys