[Jewelry making - Article 00209] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] platinum caster

[diamondeddy]

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    Hi Larry, and everyone else too. I just wanted to show you the
    finished result of a unique casting project that I had Larry Paul
    Casting do for me a couple years ago. I am usually just a lurker
    here, because after a full day at the my store, I'm pretty well outta
    words.So I just read what everyone else has to say. Anyway, its a
    solid 18k yellow gold set of Monopoly pieces that I  made for myself.
    By the way, it is not for sale at any price. Click on this link to
    see it. Not the best photography, but workable! 

    http://home.insightbb.com/~diamondeddy2/table.html 

    It was an exercise in wax modeling more than anything else. Since I
    had so much time in carving all the waxes, about 300 hours, I
    thought it would only be proper if it were cast in something
    especially nice like 18k. I had Larry Paul cast them all at the same
    time, so that there would be good color match of the gold among all
    the pieces. And a great job, I might add!! Its kind of like yarn dye
    lots, if you don't get enough material at one time to complete the
    project, the next batch may not neccesarily match as well. The houses
    and hotels are in Sterling Silver. There will be 6 of each when its
    finished. And someday, I hope to make a board out of walnut framing
    , with SS rectangles for the places on the board, with the pictures
    and words cut out and then backed with black onyx. Then a sheet of
    glass over the top. I may even hand calligraphy the money on some
    really nice paper. I also want to make the property deeds in SS sheet
    metal. Big plans , huh? My plan is to make a few changes to some of
    the gamepieces, such as add diamond headlights and hubcaps to the
    car, and put diamonds in the dots on the thimble. Also, I want to had
    a 'heap' of rubies,sapphires, emeralds, and diamond mellee to the
    wheelbarrow, but I haven't decided how I will attach them. I thought
    pave' , but I don't think it will achieve the 'piled look' that I
    want it to have. Any ideas out there? 

    For a while, I thought my set was the only one in the world, but I
    have since learned that Henry Dunnay of London(a luxury company)
    produced a set in the late 30's in 14k. I have corresponded with
    Dunay's, seeking history/info, and their company historian said that 
    he has heard that they had done this , but there was no written
    record currently available. But they would do some research, to find
    out what ever happened to it. Some German master goldsmith(I forget
    the name) made it for them.  Well, I hope you like it! Incidentally,
    I am not a Monopoly nut- maybe once a year during the holidays or
    something, with the family, but thats all. So far, we have never
    played a game using this set, as I keep it locked up and never have
    it available when a game comes up. Maybe this year!!  'Diamondeddy'
    in Indiana


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