[Jewelry making - Article 00155] - Re: [Orchid] Gold Foil

[Janet Yang]

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>     gold foil on paper or cloth (canvas) 

    How about electroforming? 

    "As anyone blessed with bronze babyshoes knows, it is possible to
    electroform over non-metallic objects. The only requirement is a
    coating of a conductive paint. This can be painted onto a matrix of
    wood, plastic, paper, stone or about anything else. In some cases
    (like the babyshoes) the object will remain encased in its metal
    shell. In others the original form is burned away once the metal is
    sufficiently strong to stand without it." --Tim McCreight, "The
    Complete Metalsmith" 

    The process sounds similar to electroplating, except it deposits a
    much thicker layer. 

Janet


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