[Jewelry making - Article 00024] - Re: [Orchid] Kumboo and burnishing tools

[Rene Roberts]

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    Shael, I use a lot of gold leaf in my hot glass work. I buy it in
    packages of 20 books from a company called Easy Leaf Products. They
    are in the L.A. area, 1-800-569-5323. I've been buying from them for
    about 5 years and have always been happy with their service. Sometimes
    they've come down in their package prices if I've told them of a
    competitor's lower price. They offer gold from a number of countries
    and manufacturers, in a variety of karats and colors, as well as
    silver, palladium, and composition leaf. They also have the agate
    burnishers, although their catalogue only lists 37 shapes. Current
    catalogue prices on those are $23 - $41. 

    I haven't shopped around a whole lot, but their prices have always
    seemed to me to be at least as good as the other sources I've known
    about. There has been some inconsistency in the weight/handling
    ability of some of the brands of gold leaf that I've bought. When I
    haven't liked something, however, they've been more than happy to
    exchange it for something else, even months after I've purchased it. 

    Since this question is under the Keum-Boo thread, I should add that
    this company doesn't carry the heavier gold foil that enamelists use,
    and that we've been talking about for use in Keum-Boo. 

Rene Roberts


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