{"id":2296,"date":"2013-10-10T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2296-3d-printing-enters-the-bronze-age-at-shapeways.html"},"modified":"2023-06-30T10:31:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T14:31:49","slug":"3d-printing-enters-the-bronze-age-at-shapeways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printing-enters-the-bronze-age-at-shapeways","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing Enters the Bronze Age at Shapeways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just over 5000 years ago man entered the Bronze Age, now you too can have access to the material that mankind used to build the tools that transformed civilization into what it is today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- s9ymdb:34033 --><a href=\"\/model\/358154\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ShapewaysBronze3DPrintDinosaur.jpg\" alt=\"Bronze 3D Print You Demons on Shapeways\" width=\"674\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/materials\/bronze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printed Bronze<\/a> at Shapeways is a high-detail metal with a deep red color similar to rose gold. It has a subtle marbling effect, and the silvery highlights give each piece their own unique character.<\/p>\n<p>As with our <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/2273-You-Brass-ked,-We-Listened-Introducing-Polished-Brass-and-Raw-Brass-to-Shapeways-3D-Printing-Materials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printed Brass<\/a>, this new material will be available at Shapeways as Raw Bronze and Polished Bronze with the exact same <a href=\"\/materials\/bronze-design-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">design rules<\/a> as Brass, so items you have designed for one material, will be printable in the other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- s9ymdb:34034 --><a href=\"\/model\/219018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RawvsPolishedBronzeShapeways3DPrint.jpg\" alt=\"raw &amp; Polished Bronze 3D Print Shapeways\" width=\"674\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/model\/219018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Ring<\/a> in Polished Bronze left vs Raw Bronze right<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/materials\/bronze\"><strong>Raw Bronze<\/strong><\/a> has a rustic matte look with some rough surfaces. It is great for antique-looking objects, vintage and steampunk jewelry, functional parts, and more. Coloration may vary across a single object, and as with all Bronze it may tarnish over time, in a cool way.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:34035 --><a href=\"\/model\/23814\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/UntitledSession0477.jpg\" alt=\"BAd Bowie the Bunny gets RAW in Bronze 3D Prints at Shapeways\" width=\"674\" height=\"821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bowie the Bunny 3D Print in Raw Bronze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/materials\/bronze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Polished Bronze<\/strong><\/a> goes through an extensive hand polishing process to give it a super smooth, glossy finish. It is great for miniatures, precious objects, and shiny, modern jewelry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- s9ymdb:34036 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/UntitledSession0476.jpg\" width=\"674\" height=\"942\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- s9ymdb:34037 --><a href=\"\/model\/778291\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/UntitledSession05152.jpg\" width=\"674\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now as we at Shapeways enter the Bronze age, make good use of the tools we put before you for the Neolithic Period is sure to follow. 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