hello everyone...I'm Curtis Patience. Originally from Hayward, California but am now in Portland, Oregon going on 8 years now. I'm a professional Metalsmith that has been primarily working with exotic automobiles. I specialise in the non-ferrous metals. A few years ago I was hired to take care of the copper kettles and stills at Anchor Brewery in SF, and so I head south 3-4 times a year. It's through this connection i've been becoming a distiller and doing things for distilleries in the Portland area and playing with my school in the shop. Nice to be a part of the group here and I hope I can be of some help if anyone has questions about the metals involved in the craft. Two sites:
www.juicebrakes.com
www.cityofportlandcopperworks.com
cheers all and happy new year...
cp