[Jewelry making - Article 00752] - Re: [Orchid] Gold leaf

[Karen Goeller]

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Joe,

    The process you described is called Keum-Boo and it's of Korean
    heritage. You have the basic steps correct, except that it will
    likely take more than 4 rounds of heating to fully depletion gild the
    silver.  And in that heating process, you shouldn't be going as high
    as annealing temp -- just enough to raise the silver to the surface. 
    You know you're done when no more "brown spots" appear when you heat
    the silver and the white surface stays white. 

    Also, gold leaf is VERY thin for use with Keum Boo and will not show
    as visibly as gold foil will.  The foil will also be much more
    manageable to apply. 

    Hope all this helps - you should look up more details on the process
    before trying it, though.  It's a neat technique and can be quite
    lovely. 

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



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