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Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.12,0:00:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first e-mail that I got from Allan McCollum, stating that he was an artist in New York City,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.99,0:00:23.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really didn't know who he was.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.21,0:00:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then after we got into the process a little deeper,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.04,0:00:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he ordered some custom cutters for a test,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.76,0:00:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, that's an interesting shape.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.56,0:00:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went on his website and I found that he was little more involved in the art world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.63,0:00:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Than I had imagined to start with.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.09,0:00:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holly, who the company is named after,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.43,0:00:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had a collection of tin cookie cutters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.96,0:00:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, she decided she really would rather have copper, a which is a lot nicer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.93,0:01:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She went to a local coppersmith, they were very expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.50,0:01:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she decided that I should attempt to make her some copper cookie cutters,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.64,0:01:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And save her some money, so I investigated for a couple of weeks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.16,0:01:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Procedures, how I might be able to do it, played around with a few things,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.60,0:01:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've been progressing on, ever since.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.72,0:01:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing about copper, it's pretty pliable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.01,0:01:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You make mistake or have a problem, you can usually straighten it up pretty easily.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.63,0:01:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just keep following the pattern of the tags.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.18,0:01:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if this process is the standard of the industry or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.58,0:01:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a process I came up with, and started doing, and it's the way we've always done it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.39,0:01:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never checked on the internet to see if it's the right way or the wrong way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.38,0:02:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seems to work for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.87,0:02:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make a sweeping turn.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.99,0:02:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at this point, we're actually gonna lift it up and forget that for right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.74,0:02:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an automatic center punch, I'm locating the spots where I intend to put my rivets.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.78,0:02:50.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tapping noise]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.91,0:02:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we take the completed shape and we put it in the polishing machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.15,0:03:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is a vibratory polisher, and we use walnut shell media.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.70,0:03:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the walnut shell media, it stays in there for three hours, and it becomes really bright and shiny.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.46,0:03:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Vibrating noise]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.05,0:03:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The final procedure is to put it in an air-tight container and sealing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.87,0:03:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have an identification tag saying it's for Allan McCollum's "Shapes Project,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.88,0:03:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And telling people not to touch it. [Laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.62,0:03:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he puts the pieces together, it becomes a huge work of art.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.90,0:03:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's gonna be in the Chelsea district of Manhattan.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.40,0:03:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, I'd like to see the show of course, but I don't think I can make that trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.65,0:04:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, you guys are gonna tape it, aren't you? [Laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.71,0:04:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we'll have our tape.