Copper is one of the first metals to be used by humans since Ancient Age. It is a metal laminable and suitable for forging and machining, so it has had a great artisanal using, both pure and in alloy with other metals, such as brass or bronze. Thanks to the excellent thermal conductivity it is used to manufacture stills, boilers, coils, etc.

Boilermaker is the ancient trade of the artisan who made cauldrons and other metal pots, to be distributed throughout the region. The process in the copperwork starts from the extraction of the ore and its washing to the fusion and ironing with tools, such as chisels and hammers, and alloy and casting at the appropriate temperature. It also includes the task of designing engravings through embossing, polishing and the techniques to add handles or picks, to weld their joints, and so on.

Copper is the most used material, as well as brass, bronze, iron, and more recently, aluminium.