I don’t do much reticulation (almost melting) on brass or copper because of the toxic fumes it gives off, but was fun just playing with this one the other day-absolutely love how it turned out! It’s made from brass but picked up some copper in the pickle-and I left most of it on to see how it would turn out…good call! Not sure if I can part with this one, need some time to think about it…..I ‘m sure I have room for just one more-or six.