My next show will be the Rhinebeck Crafts Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in upstate New York, June 24-25.

How I Make Things

Step 8: Patina and stones

Step 8: Patina and stones

I use a liver of sulfur patina after soldering everything and bringing the surface of the piece close to its finished stage. There is another surface finishing stage after the patina. Then after all the metal work is finished, I set the stones.