[Jewelry making - Article 00923] - Re: [Orchid] Texturing silver

[Colleen Lewis]

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>         hi i'm trying to find out how to recreate a finish that i have
>     seen on a collection of silver jewellery on sale here in the uk -
>     it's called the 'dazzle' collection and can bee seen on the
>     manufacturers website - http://www.kitheath.com   basically it is a
>     glittery finish produced by heavily randomly pitting/marking the
>     surface of the silver to give a rough 'glittery' finish.  anyone
>     got any ideas as to how this is achieved? 


    I think that that is done by a "flywheel". Its a bit that cuts small
    sections of the surface metal off, and looks like a tiny marquise
    shape.  I know that Rio Grande in the US sells this, but I couldn't
    tell you of those in the UK. They are diamond coated and cost 
    about $50 a piece. Hope it helps.

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