Copper forge

[Vicky D.]

Thank you, Weo, and my apologies for my necroposting. I am not really familiar with this kind of forum, but will definitely put this new knowledge into practice in future situations.
Your information is good news then, because the relatively low melting temperature will produce very little toxic fumes, if any, that will disperse much faster than if temperatures had to be higher.

Hi Vicky, welcome to bladeforums.
FYI - in general, replying to threads that are years old is considered bad form. This is called necroposting. It's better to start a new thread and post a link if you need to reference the old post.

Having said that, copper is soft enough that most smith's will forge it cold. Copper work hardens and gets softer with quenching, unlike steel so when one feels it's getting hard, heat to a cherry red and quench in water and it will be soft again.

Because of the relatively low melting temperature, it's hard to forge Copper hot without risk of melting.