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No. 21

Metalwork & Jewellery

Faceted Copper Teapot

A hexagonal teapot folded from sheet metal, with a carved timber handle.

Faceted hexagonal teapot body folded from copper-coloured sheet, with a formed spout, on the workbench.

The project

A faceted, hexagonal teapot body scored and folded from a single sheet of copper-coloured metal, soldered, and fitted with a formed spout. The handle and lid knob are carved from timber.

Category

Metalwork & Jewellery

Year

2020

Gallery

Faceted hexagonal teapot body folded from copper-coloured sheet, with a formed spout, on the workbench.
Timber handle being shaped with a sanding drum at the bench peg.
The teapot body with a darkened, heat-coloured surface and the spout attached.
Carved timber lid knob held in the hand.
Faceted hexagonal teapot body folded from copper-coloured sheet, with a formed spout, on the workbench.
Timber handle being shaped with a sanding drum at the bench peg.
The teapot body with a darkened, heat-coloured surface and the spout attached.
Carved timber lid knob held in the hand.
Faceted hexagonal teapot body folded from copper-coloured sheet, with a formed spout, on the workbench.
The teapot body with a darkened, heat-coloured surface and the spout attached.
Timber handle being shaped with a sanding drum at the bench peg.
Carved timber lid knob held in the hand.

Process

Sheet metal scored along its fold lines with hand tools.
The scored sheet folded into its faceted form.
The folded body being heated with a torch on a soldering block.

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