Ineffable Silversmith
@ineffablesilver.bsky.social
she/her | withered crone (over 18)
✧ Pacific Northwest metalsmith and ineffable brainrot victim
✧ Unless otherwise stated, these pieces are personal fan projects and not for sale
http://ineffablesilversmith.carrd.co
✧ Pacific Northwest metalsmith and ineffable brainrot victim
✧ Unless otherwise stated, these pieces are personal fan projects and not for sale
http://ineffablesilversmith.carrd.co
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I wonder how many people have been as excited to have successfully etched pubic hair into metal as I was yesterday. I’ll have to ask at the next guild event.
Anyway, I feel good about my inaugural foray into saltwater electroetching.
Anyway, I feel good about my inaugural foray into saltwater electroetching.
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I wonder how many people have been as excited to have successfully etched pubic hair into metal as I was yesterday. I’ll have to ask at the next guild event.
Anyway, I feel good about my inaugural foray into saltwater electroetching.
Anyway, I feel good about my inaugural foray into saltwater electroetching.
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 AM
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Grabby hand ☑️
Plush thigh ☑️
Plush thigh ☑️
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Grabby hand ☑️
Plush thigh ☑️
Plush thigh ☑️
More experiments. Hopefully this is destined to be a component in a very special project.
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
More experiments. Hopefully this is destined to be a component in a very special project.
Rachel moving on without me, I see
January 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Rachel moving on without me, I see
Here’s a better look at my Starmaker trinket dish after I sealed the patina. (Unfortunately the wives dish didn’t fare as well; the sealant ruined the lovely colors and I’ll need to remove it and try something else, such a bummer.)
#goodomens
#goodomens
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Here’s a better look at my Starmaker trinket dish after I sealed the patina. (Unfortunately the wives dish didn’t fare as well; the sealant ruined the lovely colors and I’ll need to remove it and try something else, such a bummer.)
#goodomens
#goodomens
I actually remembered to film something! This is about 7x speed and I cut out the boring part at the beginning where I’m just evenly heating the whole piece to get it up to temperature before the colorful oxides start to develop.
January 21, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I actually remembered to film something! This is about 7x speed and I cut out the boring part at the beginning where I’m just evenly heating the whole piece to get it up to temperature before the colorful oxides start to develop.
More fun with heat patina on little etched copper dishes. I think the texture of the relief etching (where the lines of my drawing are raised and the background is etched) particularly suits these patinas, the texture in the background really highlights the colors.
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
More fun with heat patina on little etched copper dishes. I think the texture of the relief etching (where the lines of my drawing are raised and the background is etched) particularly suits these patinas, the texture in the background really highlights the colors.
The other one found a good spot too
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The other one found a good spot too
I don’t have the faintest idea what the significance of 1 is and I don’t really care as long as it’s leading to this
#goodomens
#goodomens
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I don’t have the faintest idea what the significance of 1 is and I don’t really care as long as it’s leading to this
#goodomens
#goodomens
Thank you to the fic authors who have written paeans to Aziraphale’s thighs
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Thank you to the fic authors who have written paeans to Aziraphale’s thighs
The Protectaclear did tone down the patina a bit, but not nearly as much as I was afraid it would. And I think I’ve figured out why I was getting that pitting in the etch, so hopefully some tweaks will solve that!
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Protectaclear did tone down the patina a bit, but not nearly as much as I was afraid it would. And I think I’ve figured out why I was getting that pitting in the etch, so hopefully some tweaks will solve that!
I gave him a heat patina, so now we’ll see how much my sealant dulls the colors. They’re so vivid right now but they won’t last without a sealant, and they all dull the colors to some degree. It’s a bummer about the pitting, because otherwise this etch is quite clean!
#goodomens
#goodomens
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I gave him a heat patina, so now we’ll see how much my sealant dulls the colors. They’re so vivid right now but they won’t last without a sealant, and they all dull the colors to some degree. It’s a bummer about the pitting, because otherwise this etch is quite clean!
#goodomens
#goodomens
I didn’t seal him last night and the colors have already shifted a lot, it’s always crazy to me how fast copper changes. The red in his hair is almost gone. I might dip him again and try to get more of the oil slick colors and then see how well the sealant can hold them
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I didn’t seal him last night and the colors have already shifted a lot, it’s always crazy to me how fast copper changes. The red in his hair is almost gone. I might dip him again and try to get more of the oil slick colors and then see how well the sealant can hold them
Lots of pitting in this etch and it didn’t bite as deep as I had hoped, but since the lines still turned out very clean, I used it as practice for another copper trinket dish, with a liver of sulfur patina
#goodomens
#goodomens
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Lots of pitting in this etch and it didn’t bite as deep as I had hoped, but since the lines still turned out very clean, I used it as practice for another copper trinket dish, with a liver of sulfur patina
#goodomens
#goodomens
Another idea I’ve been playing with is copper trinket dishes with ineffable art. For this one, I etched the background away, leaving the sketch raised. I think these lines are a little too fine for that, but I’m going to keep experimenting. Is this something any of you would be interested in?
January 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Another idea I’ve been playing with is copper trinket dishes with ineffable art. For this one, I etched the background away, leaving the sketch raised. I think these lines are a little too fine for that, but I’m going to keep experimenting. Is this something any of you would be interested in?
That’ll do! This is copper etched with ferric chloride and citric acid. Now I’ll solder on some prongs to hold the enameled speech bubble and make the brooch mechanism for the back.
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
That’ll do! This is copper etched with ferric chloride and citric acid. Now I’ll solder on some prongs to hold the enameled speech bubble and make the brooch mechanism for the back.
The little sleeve I keep my e-reader in got an upgrade this week thanks to @cassieoh.bsky.social’s Patreon 🥰
#goodomens
#goodomens
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The little sleeve I keep my e-reader in got an upgrade this week thanks to @cassieoh.bsky.social’s Patreon 🥰
#goodomens
#goodomens
Etched directly into copper. I left it too long and there’s some pitting and undercutting, but it’s more legible in most parts… I really wanted to do this some other way than just laser engraving, but it might be that I have to choose between the fine letters or the etching/embossing techniques
January 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Etched directly into copper. I left it too long and there’s some pitting and undercutting, but it’s more legible in most parts… I really wanted to do this some other way than just laser engraving, but it might be that I have to choose between the fine letters or the etching/embossing techniques
Thanks! It worked better for the other one I’m making since the symbols are bigger and they don’t need the same defined edges as the words do to be legible, so not a totally failed experiment, just not right for the GO one.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Thanks! It worked better for the other one I’m making since the symbols are bigger and they don’t need the same defined edges as the words do to be legible, so not a totally failed experiment, just not right for the GO one.
Unfortunately, it’s too soft to give me a good impression when I need crisp enough lines for small letters to be legible, so now I have to decide whether I’m up for electro-etching a steel plate with copper sulfate or if I want to etch the backplate directly, or move on to a different idea.
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Unfortunately, it’s too soft to give me a good impression when I need crisp enough lines for small letters to be legible, so now I have to decide whether I’m up for electro-etching a steel plate with copper sulfate or if I want to etch the backplate directly, or move on to a different idea.