Alchemy is often thought of as a mystical, ancient science, but it’s also a profound art form where imagination, skill, and transformation converge. When skilled hands begin the process of breathing ...

He was lucky enough to find 2-foot-by-4-foot sheets of 24-gauge copper in the scrap bin at Alaskan Copper & Brass Co. Each leaf ended up costing about $4, which is quite the deal.

By the end of the 18th century someone from Sendai had introduced to Tsubame-Sanjo a technique of hammered copper sheet, work called tsuiki. The process was mastered by Kakubei Tamagawa who ...