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Hammered copper hides scratches and hardens the metal. How to tell hand work from a pressed pattern, and the codes that are working today.
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Is hammered copper harder to clean?
Slightly. Water sits in the dips, so the patina develops faster there and the surface goes mottled sooner than a smooth sink would. Warm water and a soft cloth is still the whole routine. An abrasive pad lifts the patina off the high points and leaves a contour map that takes a year to even out.
How do I know it was hammered by hand?
The marks vary in depth and spacing, follow the curve of the bowl, and usually get finer near the rim. A pressed texture repeats. Both are honest, they just cost different amounts to make.
Does hammering make the sink stronger?
Yes. Each strike work hardens the copper, so a hammered sink is stiffer than a smooth one of the same gauge. The texture also hides the small scratches a smooth finish shows for years.
Why the texture is there
Hammering is not decoration alone. Every strike work hardens the copper, so a hammered sink is stiffer than a smooth one of the same gauge, and the broken surface hides the small scratches that a smooth finish would show for years. This is why the finish stayed in use long after machines could make a flat sheet.
Hand hammered against machine pressed
Look at the pattern. Marks made by hand vary in depth and spacing and follow the curve of the bowl, and they usually get finer near the rim where the metal is thinner. A pressed texture repeats. Neither is dishonest, but they cost different amounts to make, and you should know which one you are paying for.
Depth matters more than pattern. A light planished surface reads almost smooth from across a room. A deep hammer catches light from every angle and makes the sink the loudest thing in the kitchen. Photographs are usually shot to flatter the deeper texture, so ask for a picture in ordinary daylight.
Cleaning it
The dips hold water, which means the patina develops faster in them and the surface goes mottled before a smooth sink would. Most people come to like that. If you do not, dry it after use and the effect slows down.
Do not take an abrasive pad to it. Scrubbing lifts the patina off the high points only, which leaves a bright and dark contour map that takes a year to even out.