[Jewelry making - Article 00283] - [Orchid] Casting Tree Bark

[W Denayer]

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    Hello All, I would like to cast little pieces of tree bark in silver
    and possibly in gold. I have been filing the pieces to a thickness of
    1.1 or 1.2 mm - if I go on I will break them. There is still some
    wood left on the back. I remember a discussion on this from a while
    ago: some people said that I cannot be done, while others said
    otherwise. Would it help if I took a longer burn out or if I would
    overheat the metal a bit? How can I play on safe? Thank you for 
reading, Will

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