Photofabrication, Not for Face Blankets

Before learning about photofabrication, if I had to guess what it was, I would go with printing photos onto fabrics. In other words, making pictures on blankets, pillows or quilts, items like that. Pictures seem to be put on everything recently; they even make face cakes now! But this is not what photofabrication is. Photofabrication is a much more interesting technique used to cut or engrave metal parts for different industries. While the process Continue reading

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Pennies and Copper Etching

The intricate detail on different coins will never cease to amaze me. Although I have grown accustomed to the detail on US coins, foreign coins are beautiful and always fun to look at. Yet, even the US penny is interesting. While pennies are stamped, the design could also be created through etching. Stamping and etching into metals is practiced nearly everywhere in the world. It can be used in industry as well as art, and is often found in Continue reading

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