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Circle City Copperworks offers smooth and hammered copper products. Our products range from smooth, to light hammered, all the way to what we call Medieval Hammer, which is extremely hammered. We do not have a set pattern to our hammered copper, it does not have the same size hammer marks or are they in a straight line pattern, it is more organic in look and feel. We do not charge extra for hammering, except on hand hammered spun sinks, and in many cases a hammered product is slightly less expensive than a smooth one. Imperfections in welding and grinding may be created while hand making smooth copper products. In order to get the product back to as smooth as possible, it takes much more sanding and polishing. When sanding a hammered product, the welds and grind marks blend in more easily, making hammered products take less time to fabricate.
We will make any type of copper product that you desire. However, we want all customers to consider the environment in which your copper product will exist. If you are ordering a copper countertop that will be used every day, you may think about a hammered finish. Even thought we build our countertops from .070 thick copper, and permanently attach them to the substrate, copper is still a soft metal. If you drop something hard and heavy on it, or scratch it deeply, it will be very noticeable if it’s a smooth top. If it’s hammered, the scratches and dings will blend in. Also, if a rare circumstance occurs, we can help talk you through how to repair that scratch over the phone, and if it’s hammered, it will blend in great.
Patina
Circle City Copperworks offers a wide selection of patina colors. We use many processes to get the desired color for you. None of the processes we use to patina copper use harmful chemicals. The natural processes we use are harmless to the environment and to us. See below for a variety of patinas that we can offer you. If you have a special request, let us know. We have an encyclopedia of patina colors we can pull from. We would be happy to do a special patina for you, but there will be an upcharge for custom colors. Please understand that doing a patina on copper is not an exact science. All patinas vary, and the finished product may come out just very slightly lighter or darker than the sample. You should also be aware that different lighting will make the copper look lighter or darker.
See the swatches below for our surface textures, finishes and patina options. Click to Enlarge!
