[Jewelry making - Article 00031] - Re: [Orchid] Springy 14k bezels

[LSHancock]

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    Dave, One thing you might try to help in the transition to gold is
    using green gold rather than yellow gold.  Since green gold is
    exclusively silver and gold it is easier to manipulate, about as
    close as you can get to the feel of silver without going to 22K.  

    It does have a higher melt point than yellow and you will need to
    use a green gold solder if your seam is not hidden by a corner or
    joint, but Hoover supplies it.  

    The advantage to using green gold is that you can gradually get the
    feel of how gold works differently from silver in terms of soldering
    and hardening/annealing.  As you get use to it you can move on to
    stiffer alloys. 

    Hope you get a chance to try it. 

Larry

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