i em trying to plate a wooden swords guard with sheeted copper and i
am having a problem with joining the pieces toghether with as less
seems as possible i tryed streching the sheet to make alowences for
the convexing & concaving (sorry if i misspelled here im not native)
of the wooden guard but the sheets are too thin and i tried welding
but i just cant get copper wire to melt with my hand torch (hobby
grade torch) any ideas
(it has to be used later with out me cutting my hands on it practicing
tai chi forms)

On 25 Dec 2004 16:02:24 -0800, (relic) wrote:

i em trying to plate a wooden swords guard with sheeted copper and i
am having a problem with joining the pieces toghether with as less
seems as possible i tryed streching the sheet to make alowences for
the convexing & concaving (sorry if i misspelled here im not native)
of the wooden guard but the sheets are too thin and i tried welding
but i just cant get copper wire to melt with my hand torch (hobby
grade torch) any ideas
(it has to be used later with out me cutting my hands on it practicing
tai chi forms)

Shellac or varnish the wood if it isn't already. Then make it
conductive with copper dust or a suitable spray coating, and then
electroplate copper to desired thickness. Same process as is used in
"bronzing" baby shoes.

The resulting copper can be buffed to a mirror finish if desired.

Suitable supplies and better instructions are available from
www.caswellplating.com

There are probably places you can have this done for less than the
supplies would cost for a one-off. See, e.g.,
http://www.abcbronze.com/orderform.php

On 25 Dec 2004 16:02:24 -0800, (relic) wrote:

i em trying to plate a wooden swords guard with sheeted copper and i
am having a problem with joining the pieces toghether with as less
seems as possible i tryed streching the sheet to make alowences for
the convexing & concaving (sorry if i misspelled here im not native)
of the wooden guard but the sheets are too thin and i tried welding
but i just cant get copper wire to melt with my hand torch (hobby
grade torch) any ideas
(it has to be used later with out me cutting my hands on it practicing
tai chi forms)

Unless you are simply doing this for the fun and the enjoyment of
making a sword by hand, or the laws in your country prevent you from
purchasing a sword, Ebay is an excellent source for very inexpensive
tai chi swords.

http://search.ebay.com/tai-chi-sword...ectZ1QQfromZR8

Mine is a Paul Chen, with a working blade, but you may purchase
practice blades them for as little as a couple dollars, plus shipping.
Be careful about the shipping charges as usual, as some blade sellers
lowball their blades and stick it to you with shipping.

Paul Chen blades on ebay
http://search.ebay.com/paul-chen_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQcatrefZC 6QQsotrtypeZ1QQsotrvalueZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1
Paul Chen Tai Chi
http://search.ebay.com/paul-chen-tai_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQcatrefZC6 QQcatrefZC6QQsotrtypeZ1QQsotrvalueZ1QQsosortproper tyZ1

Note the word Practical in ads. This indicates a working blade. Which
you may not want as they do tend to be rather sharp.
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