This video demonstrates working with copper, cutting, brazing, soldering, creating shapes and patterns, tools and techniques and then finishes with flame painting techniques. If you have ever wanted to work with copper and wanted to observe an expert at work to gain inspiration and confidence, this is a must see video.

Follow along with one of America's premiere copper smiths and flame painters, Skip Mathews and his family as they demonstrate the time honored craft of coppersmithing and copper crafting. Then watch as they share their specialized techniques for creating one of a kind artworks by "Flame Painting" on copper using nothing more than an oxy-acetylene torch and common hand tools.

Skip and family are resident artists at Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. Skip and Racheal have over 39 years of copper smithing and metalworking experience.