[Jewelry making - Article 00793] - Re: [Orchid] Keum Boo

[Alma Rands]

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    I have never tried keum boo on rings, but have used it often on
    bracelets and it seems to wear very well.  I roll out my own to
    about 36 gauge ca n't get it any thinner with my rolling mill. This
    gauge is a bit heavier tha n the kind  I got  from Komelia Okim when
    I took her  workshop, but it wo rks just fine. I have tossed  it in
    the tumbler with steel shot, and  brushed it gently with  a brass
    brush to reduce the glare, and the  gold has held up just fine.  I
    wear one of the bracelets most of the time. This little tidbit may
    amuse some of you.,. but  the  first time I tried to roll out the 24K
    piece of gold, I got it down to 36 gauge  and  thought I could get it
    thinner. Nothing  worked.   I tried sandwiching it between all kinds
    of paper and only succeeded in tearing the paper. Tried the o ld
    copper trick just got thinner copper,and the gold still remained at
    36 gauge.  Then I decided to  roll two pieces of the 36 gauge
    together, thinking they would reduce in thickness.    Ha,  All that
    happened is tha t they fused together totally, so it was back to
    reducing the now thickened piece.  it had cracks, and air bubbles,
    but to my delight they all healed , after repeated rolling, and the
    bubbles worked their way out, after being pierced with a sharp needle
    and then rolled again..   Just adding this little bit of information
    in case any one is interested in what happens w hen two pieces of  36
    gauge gold are run together thru the mill.  Alma,  in 
    still sunny Portland, Or. where the roses are still blooming.


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