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| [270] Proper use of Liquid Metals |
Applying liquid gold, palladium and/or silver in the final firing of enamel pieces is something that can frequently raise the appearance of a completed piece up to the spectacular. More enamelers should use them, but they should also learn to use them correctly. If they adhere to the following simple suggestions and procedures we feel that greater success will be achieved in their use..... (1988)
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| Show me more articles from: [Glass on Metal]|[Martin Hanson] |
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| ISBN: B00007LNCO |
| [231] Raku Enameling |
Raku enameling is an exciting process. It is smelly and dirty, and one is much more kinest hetically involved than when sitting at the cloisonne table. The outcome of the process is, in the first few attempts, whimsical to say the least. After the enamelist has done a few pieces, however, the delight in the unpredictable results can easily turn into frustration at the lack of control one has over the materials. The question becomes how to push the raku process from being a 'let's throw this in the raku pot and see what happens' event into an intentional use of materials and what we know in order to produce cohesive work with some life and integrity - works of art which will convey visually a message or feeling.... (2001)
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| Show me more articles from: [Glass on Metal]|[Jean Tudor] |
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| [735] Setting a CZ in Enamel - An Effect of Stress in Enameling |
This report will describe means for setting a CZ gem in enamel, producing a ring and a medallion with a gem setting without claws. The 6-mm CZ is the center of attention of an anodized titanium ring. The gem is set within the protective confines of two peaks.... (2005)
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| Show me more articles from: [Glass on Metal]|[V.C. Larson] |
| Releated Categories: [Enameling]|[Stone Setting] |
| ISBN: B00007LNCO |
| [89] The Enamel Material |
Enamel comes in a number of forms: lump, string, liquid, and powder, as well as in the optical qualities of transparent, opaque, and opalescent. The important factor in selecting an enamel is that it be made for the metal you are using. Enamel expands as it is fired and then contracts as it cools. This is called thermal expansion. The metal on which the enamel is fired must expand and contract at a slightly higher rate.... (2003)
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| Show me more articles from: [Enameling with Professionals]|[Lilyan Bachrach] |
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| ISBN: 0971925208 |
| [88] The Enamelist's Vocabulary |
Each medium has its own vocabulary and so it is with enamels and enameling. The glass glaze material that is fused to the metal is enamel, the finished work is an enamel piece and the process is enameling. In other words, you enamel enamel with enamel.... (2003)
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| Show me more articles from: [Enameling with Professionals]|[Lilyan Bachrach] |
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