[Jewelry making - Article 00213] - Re: [Orchid] Jean Stark's foldover chain

[Janet Yang]

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


    picture on page 32 figure 3.23 Kay, Thanks for pointing out this
    picture--I hadn't noticed that it showed the end of the chain. Do
    you think it looks shorter than the drawing on page 36? I am going
    to try making the last link--the one that connects to the clasp
    link--a little longer than the others, with a slightly elongated
    eye. That may make it easier use with the clasp. 

    There's an online store that sells this bracelet with a different
    clasp: http://armcandyboutique.com/armcandyboutique/silfolbrac.html
    Note the price: $350! Do you think it moves at that price? The local
    elementary school is asking for goods to be raffled off in a
    fundraiser, and I am strongly tempted to give them one of these
    bracelets. I'd be mortified if it didn't sell, though. 

    What have you made from Jean Stark's book? I find this chain to be
    the easiest and quickest to make, because the fusing doesn't have to
    be perfect. If the fused loop looks rough, I orient it so the rough
    part is melted for the ball end of the link. 

    The biggest challenge for me is controlling the melt so the ball
    ends are all the same size. Another problem: Sometimes capillary
    action will draw the molten metal up between the wires, so they look
    soldered together. 

Janet


____________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________