subject: A Buyers Guide To Hammered Copper Sheeting [print this page] Achieving a textured finish on copper sheeting used to be quite a laborious task metal smiths would have to hand hammer on the surface of the sheet using a planishing hammer that they had coated in pure goose grease. As you can imagine, receiving your order of hammered metal would have taken quite a long time. These days, however, giving copper a textured finish is done using embossing rolls and they achieve a very similar look.
In this day and age, hammered copper sheeting is used for a number of applications in both the residential and commercial sectors. It is ideal for use in high traffic areas, as it is highly resistant to damage, and it is more rigid thanks to the texturing process increasing the coppers strength to weight ratio. This leads to extremely low maintenance costs, as well as an aesthetically pleasing finish.
Hammered copper sheeting is now even being used for applications that were once reserved for flat metal sheeting, including: elevators, shop fronts, doors, countertops, range hoods, light fixtures, sinks, and bar tops. The main reasons behind this shift include the warmth of the textured finish and its ability to hide scratches and other marks from view. This increase in popularity has also lead to the creation of a number of different finishes, of which there are now seven available for copper.
Each of the above applications is created using copper sheeting that is about half a kilogram in weight. Many people favour the use of this metal over others because, over time, its colour darkens due to oxygen exposure. After even more time has passed, you will even notice that your metal has developed a greenish layer known as a patina (a type of corrosion that metal undergoes in order to protect itself from further damage). For those people who prefer the bright, shiny appearance of new copper, there are ways to preserve this look.
The popularity of hammered copper sheeting has also lead to it being available in a wide variety of sizes. This allows people to choose only as much sheeting as they need for their desired application, as well as allowing for easier delivery (especially for smaller sheets). Whilst the delivery costs, for many people, once outweighed the cost of the copper itself, this is no longer the case, and people are able to purchase the sheeting and have it delivered very cost effectively.
by: George
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