"... Verdigris; where engineering becomes art ..."
Forging steel
or other metal involves hundreds of carefully aimed, powerful and extremely
rapid hammer blows. A skilled blacksmith is constantly evaluating how the
metal moves as it is hammered and knows exactly where and how hard to place
the next blow before they have even struck the current one. Each and every strike
of the hammer leaves a mark as a witness to its precise and thoughtful placement.
Taken together, this ensemble of marks creates a rich and natural looking
texture which is unachievable through mass production.
Deeper and heavier marks are created when a power
hammer is used for the forging. The powerhammer can strike far harder than
a single blacksmith but the blacksmith is still in precise control of where
and how hard to hit the metal. The resultant texture adds life and vitality to
the metal being shaped.
