[Jewelry making - Article 00319] - Re: [Orchid] To Rhodium or Not to Rhodium?

[DAVID KEELING]

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    To answer the question about rhodium plating as a solution to soft
    earwires, I offer a better solution. If you must cast the earwire as
    part of the earring piece, add it in wax as a straight wire. After
    casting and some clean-up, put the end of the earwire into a pin
    vise, and rotate it to twist the wire until it offers some
    resistance. It is now work-hardened, and should hold its shape after
    you bend it to the desired form. Use emery paper to remove the
    evidence of the twisting, and polish to finish. Viola! 

                                    David Keeling
                                    David Keeling Fine Jewellery 

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