The BF design is by Lisa M. Fida of Timber Bay Home and Garden and I have done several other similar jobs for them . This BF is 3” wide by 2” tall , made from 26 ga. copper. The die works as a one-step cutting and embossing set, where the pancake die has wire designs soldered to it’s face, and a bottom base plate female mold made of ½” nylon. To begin, I chose to use 5/64” tool steel for the die, which is two thicknesses (3/64” would be...

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This is a one-piece die that cuts and embosses in one pressing . The copper sample is 26ga. (.016″) ; the embossing wires are 24 ga. nickel silver (round) , super-easy-silver-soldered to the face of the die. When pressing, the die is placed on a solid nylon block ; specifically nylon because, a) it is stiff and solid enough to fully support the delicate parts of the die for cutting (essential for pancake dies in general and particularly...

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