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Friday, December 23, 2011

DESIGN: Brass

Posted by Kris
Whether it's adorning your home, your self, your saddle or your plumbing, brass is probably the taking-it-easy-est of the alloys. Everything looks good in brass. Brass is so awesome, it's the only metal that has an orchestra section named after it. And it kills germs.

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