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Also known as redsmith

thumb|500px|A coppersmith at work in the last workshop of brassware subsisting in Dinant, Belgium thumb|500px| Workshop of a coppersmith in Cloppenburg, Germany; the oldest units are from the period around 1850

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Coppersmiths
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calderera
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Kupferschmied
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  • History
  • Coppersmith trade
  • Examples of objects made by modern coppersmiths
  • Properties of copper
  • Notes
  • References

thumb|500px|A coppersmith at work in the last workshop of brassware subsisting in Dinant, Belgium thumb|500px| Workshop of a coppersmith in Cloppenburg, Germany; the oldest units are from the period around 1850

A coppersmith, also known as a brazier, is a person who makes artifacts from copper and brass. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. The term "redsmith" is used for a tinsmith that uses tinsmithing tools and techniques to make copper items.

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