Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77415 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-29
• Format: NTSC

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Follow along with America's premiere copper flame painter, Skip Matthews and his family as they demonstrate the time honored craft of copper smithing. Then watch as they share their specialized techniques for creating one of a kind artworks by Flame Painting on copper using nothing more than an oxy- acetylene torch and common hand tools.

This video covers working with copper, cut- ting, brazing, soldering, shapes and patterns, tools and techniques and then finishes with flame painting techniques. If you have ever wanted to work with copper and wanted to observe an expert at work to gain inspiration and confidence, this is a must see video.

Skip and family are resident artists at Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. Skip has over 39 years of copper smithing experience.

The DVD is organized by chapters for easy to follow instruction at your own speed and to review as often as you wish. Program runtime is approximately 70 minutes. There are also additional bonus materials on the DVD that can be accessed from your personal computer.

Customer Reviews

Worth the Investment
Lots of valuable information that I couldn't find anywhere else. I would have preferred more information about basic coppersmithing and less on flame painting copper. All in all: my money was well spent.