(PRLEAP.COM) For thousands of years
copper metal has been present in the development of a number of major civilizations around the world. Our time is not an exception and today
copper is one of the most used metals in a great number of areas of our contemporary life.
The common uses of
copper are wide and various around the world. These uses go from the pipes in our kitchens and bathrooms to the wiring of the electric web across our cities and across the country. And of course there is also a significant presence of copper in all the electronic gadgets we use every day, from the coffee maker to the PC sitting on our desks.
But these are not the only places, not the only forms copper can be present in our modern lives. For many centuries, artisans of a small town in Mexico’s western mountains have made a living of making beautiful art pieces from raw pieces of copper. These art pieces can take many forms; jars, flower pots, plates, sinks and yes; also beautiful handmade copper bathtubs.
These are the same copper bathtubs Adobes Market, a Mexican company, has started to promote around the world, being it’s main market the United States and Canada. During the last months a number of these artisan copper tubs have being shipped to clients that were looking for an original piece of handmade furniture to enhance their bathrooms, and great feedback has been received.
For people curious about how these copper pieces are made the following short description of the process should be useful. These bathtubs are made entirely from a few raw copper plates which have been previously softened with the heat from a wood fire and then, once the proper softness has been reached, they are welded one onto each other to be then carefully hammered until the desired copper tub shape is attained.
The manufacturing of each of these tubs is a sculpting task for the artisans. They usually work in teams and by using their hammers and chisels they patiently shape the copper plates, inch by inch, into the desired form of a bathtub. Once the shape has been attained then they proceed to heat the entire copper tub and then “patina” (clear or dark) is applied to the surface of the bathtub in order to protect it from water and the elements, making the lifetime of one of these tubs that of many years.
For all those persons looking for an original piece of Mexican art to enhance their home. The acquisition of one of these beautiful and unique copper bathtubs should be one of the best choices they could make and at Adobes Market they are ready to fulfill your order and help you through the process of ordering the copper bathtub model you prefer.
