[Jewelry making - Article 00678] - Re: [Orchid] Keum Boo

[Karen Goeller]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


    Will, I think I see part of your problem in your post. 

>         All, I just read several posts in the messages about Keum-Boo.
>     It seems to be a problem to bring the frosted fine silver look to
>     the surface after Keum-booing. 

    As I understand the Keum Boo process, you should be depletion
    gilding your silver BEFORE applying the gold foil.  Once you've done
    that, the frosted silver look will stay through the fusing of the
    gold and through the subsequent pickling with no problem.  You do
    need to use a fresh batch of pickle for best results.  When you take
    the piece out of the pickle, you're going to wash it by hand (NOT
    brass brush), by the way. 

    We just did a bunch of keum boo demos last night and it worked
    beautifully this way.  

Hope this helps,
Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com
http://www.nolimitations.com
Handcrafted and Unique Artisan Jewelry 


____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________