Verdigris 2013 - Week 3 & 4

Week 3
Only change noticed, more "dew" drops on the tube in the white vinegar

Week 3

Week 4
No changes noticed.

Week 4

Verdigris 2013: Week 2

Week 2:
Apple Cider Vinegar - Color has darkened slightly
Wine - Total coverage, Still the darkest in color
White Vinegar - Almost total coverage and small "dew drops" have gathered on the surface. (The "dew drops" formed about week 3 last year)

Week 2

Drop Spindles

My wife has recently been getting into spinning using drop spindles.  My Mom passed on some roving and a rather large drop spindle for us to try out and after a while my lady wanted to try out different spindles.  So after a short trip to the hardware store I had the supplies I needed to make her some.  I used an oak dowel, a wooden truck tire, and a cup hook to make the spindles.  I ended up making a bottom and a top spindle.  As soon as the finish had dried, my wife took the spindles for a test spin and she like the weight and feel of them.

2013 Verdigris Experiment

I've started a new verdigris experiment.  This time I'm trying out three different vinegars to see the different vinegars will effect color and amount of verdigris created.  Last year I only used the Distilled White Vinegar, so I'll be comparing with what I get at the end with what I got last year.

This year I have used: Apple Cider Vinegar (Unfiltered, 5% acid), Wine Vinegar (5% acid), Distilled White Vinegar (5% acid)

I'm using copper pipe sleeves to grow the  verdigris on.  Glass jars are so I can watch and photo the process and plastic conectors are being used to hold the copper sleeves out of the vinegars.

April 30th - Right after the Jars are sealed.

 8.5 Hours Later:
There is Verdigris grown on all the copper tubes.
Apple Cider Vinegar looks to have the most verdigris
Wine Vinegar is a close second, but it's darker
White Vinegar, copper is dull looking with green spots

8.5 Hours later, Verdigris growth can already be seen.

 End of Week 1:
Apple Cider Vinegar - Completely covered in Verdigris, has the lightest colored verdigris
Wine Vinegar - A few bits of copper can still be seen, darkest colored verdigris
White Vinegar - small areas of copper can still be seen

End of Week 1.

Another Invitation

Playing catch up currently.  This invitation I did last month.  This month I've been working on masters for youth competitions to help take some of the pressure off those in the scribal guild that do the layouts and calligraphy.