recycled copper chimney cap

I like to collect old pieces of different metals.  I have some old zinc drip pans, long copper pans, galvanized covers,  and other interesting pieces of metal in all shapes and sizes. 

I have a pretty good working relationship with the local "scrap guy"  he knows what I like and lets me know if he comes across anything interesting like...

 old discarded copper chimney cover

The cover was given a new life as a garden table

 Copper is very soft to work with.   The table was made using an inexpensive plywood top.  The chimney cover was simply flattening with a mallet on a hard flat surface, working with it by hand and folding the edges around the plywood edge.  

 you can see the seams on the surface from it's previous life as a cap for an old chimney

 I think it adds character and makes it interesting knowing what it is made from

 The patina is perfect as is and will be left outside to weather naturally in the garden

another piece of metal saved from the scrap yard

I love to recycle