gah, i need to try this process in the future it looks like so much fun, about how often and how many times do you heat the piece up again ?

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It´s much fun,though lot of work as well.
Must be heated up several times during the coarse work.The more fine work,depicted here,don´t need so much heat-up`s anymore.

i read somewhere that some pitch is better tahn others- do u have a preference? i havent bought the equipment yet because im not sure if im going to like it. I tried hand engraving and that was a pain.

Traditionally it´s said that there are two types of pitch :
The black one and the red one.
The black is the harder of both,it´s used more for sharp contour work,the red,softer one more for voluminous,
plastical,organic work.
I only used the red one till now.
BUT :That three times i bought pitch that said to be the same quality,it always had a different consistence.
AND : The softness of pitch greatly depends on its
temperature,so also on the air temperature of your workplace.
So,I think You have to check it out by yourself.

I never tried engraving and always thaught that it
must be an annoying work process.
And I really love the work process of repousse,
although it takes a lot of time,and i think it´s
greatly different to engraving.

Must... learn... repousse....

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If You would live closer to my place,
I could give You lessons...
So,it´s a bit difficuilt,maybe.

It's okay! This photo was very helpful all by itself.

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In the US, the black pitch can come in many different consistancies, and is of a very poor quality. There are recipes online. It's basically wax, tar, and sand. the German red pitch that we can order from tool catalogs is way better than any black pitch that can be bought, plus it isn't toxic. You can also heat the red with a hair drier, and clean it in alcohol; rather than burn it off leaving the room filled with toxic fumes. We have enough toxic stuff around us, without adding more to it.

Fior great tutorials, check out [link]


Thanks for the picture Morpho. I love the pot you use. What is it made of?

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