[Jewelry making - Article 00260] - Re: [Orchid] Re-plating a water pitcher

[David L. Huffman]

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Hello Peter, and Joel;

    I didn't know Richard Thomas well, but I'd met him on several
    occaissions and was familiar with his work.  I knew about the stakes
    and how the students got the rough castings and finished them
    themselves.  If you've ever seen a copy of "Anvil's Ring", the
    publication put out by ABANA (Artists Blacksmiths Association of
    North America) you'd see that there are now many small foundries in
    this country and abroad producing cast steel anvils.  Used to be, the
    only anvils around were quite old except for the small farrier's
    anvils.  You can also now find swedge blocks and large tapered cone
    mandrels, all cast steel.  I would think that if someone really
    needed a set of these kinds of stakes, they could have them made and
    I doubt it would cost all that much either.  You'd need to make
    models, after Richard's, if he didn't have them patented, but I'd bet
    Cranbrook still has the originals.   I doubt it would be too
    difficult to design one's own set if one knew what was needed. 
    Mahogany used to be the material of choice for the forms, but I
    suspect they are using synthetic materials now.  A band saw, a wood
    rasp, and a belt sander would be all the tools you'd need.  I think
    Buffy is still around, although I know she retired from Center for
    Creative Studies.  If you called CCS, you could probably find her
    and I'd bet she'd know of their whereabouts.  Just a though. 

David L. Huffman



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