Decorative axe from melted copper wire - GIF

Decorative axe from melted copper wire.

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What was it alloyed with at the beginning?

The 5000-year-old ice man is jealous.

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Originally Posted by nova_robotics

What was it alloyed with at the beginning?

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The end result looks a lot like bronze, so the pieces in the scoop were probably tin. The material in the spoon was almost certainly borax. The last chunk before the additional wire may have been either zinc or aluminum in order to give it a little extra flavor.

*aluminium