Place the copper metal sheet upon the work surface front side down.
Pressing copper sheet.
You want the copper sheeting to be as flat and flush against the plywood as possible.
Tape the tracing paper onto the backside of the copper.
This will secure your copper sheeting in place while you are hamming the copper.
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Draw the design for the copper onto a piece of tracing paper.
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Hammering a copper sheet that is hardened can lead to disaster because it becomes more brittle tears or cracks under stress.
Hammer a nail into both ends of the copper sheet and into the plywood.
When it s hammered or stressed the copper slowly begins to harden.
This will give you the most control over your ability to hammer and indent the copper sheeting.