28mm Square Raw Brass Filigree with 4 Corner Loops - Pack of 4

Approx. 28mm Square raw brass filigrees with 4 Corner Loops. One sided. Fine quality stamped brass.

Inexpensive and fun! All stamped charms are one-sided, thin, and either flat or slightly domed.

Raw brass is unplated, plain brass that has been stamped out from a brass sheet on a punch press. Items are "rinsed" in a sheet of dry sawdust to remove grease left behind from the press.

Raw brass charms sometimes have a thin coat of oil, so be sure to wash them before gluing. Warm water and detergent (dry to avoid water spots) or alcohol and a cotton ball will do the trick.

Raw brass is not quite as shiny as most plated finishes.To make your raw brass items shinier, tumble-polish them with steel shot, water and a burnishing compound (to prevent rust on the shot) in a basic rock tumbler. Rinse well and dry with some agitation (a heat lamp, warm boxwood sawdust or other method will speed drying).

For an antiqued look, try applying an oxidizing solution such as Liver of Sulfur.