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Re: metal tooling question

From: Bunki Kramer (bkramer.us)
Date: Mon Jan 17 2000 - 09:53:54 PST

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    from: Bunki Kramer
    Los Cerros Middle School
    968 Blemer Road
    Danville, CA 94526
    bkramer.us
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    > << She is
    > especially concerned about what material she should place under the metal
    > while creating the image. Thanks so much. >>
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    I teach 7-8th grader ART I repousse masking. We've used both newspaper and
    magazines and I prefer the magazines simply because of the thickness. We've
    also tried many types of tools but found the best for us was a simple
    elementary-sized pencil (thick lead, thick pencil) for the best results. We
    use 36-gauge metal...still cutable on the papercutter...and cut the shapes
    with scissors. The 36-gauge metal is still workable with the hands but
    firmer and holds the shape better than 38-gauge...less frustration. It also
    holds it's shape better when doing counter-repousse. I haven't had any hands
    cut with the metal yet. Hold-punchers work nicely for adding ribbon, beads,
    feathers, etc.

    We begin with newsprint drawings transferred with the pencil onto the metal.
    We use perm. colored sharpies for coloring. We display these on stands.
    Toodles....... 

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