[Jewelry making - Article 01026] - [Orchid] Kuem-boo questions

[Lee Einer]

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    Hi, all- I recently rolled some kuem-boo foil, using a copper sheet
    as a backing to get the gold thin enough. Unfortunately, the gold
    appears to have picked up some of the oxides from the copper sheet in
    the process, and now looks like antique gold rather than the bright
    yellow that it should. Will this present a problem when adhering the
    foil to the silver? If so, what is the best way to clean the foil? 

    A second, related question- I have seen reticulated silver that was
    kuem-boo'd, which makes a degree of sense since the silver must be
    depletion-gilded anyway prior to reticulating. My question is, how
    on earth does one get the foil to conform to all of those little
    wrinkles and ridges? 

Lee Einer
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