[Jewelry making - Article 00439] - Re: [Orchid] Metal going down the drain

[Michael David Sturlin]

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


    Here is a tip I learned from an Advanced Goldsmithing class at
    Revere in 1987. The teacher was Jeff Fillmore Thompson, a very
    talented goldsmith from Carmel California, trained by an Italian
    Master Goldsmith. 

    To capture the filings of precious metal when washing hands in the
    studio, an old fedora or felt hat was immersed it into a bucket of
    water up to the brim. Hands were first rinsed in the hat full of
    water before washing, to catch the gold rather than it being lost in
    the sink. Eventually 

    the hat would be sent to the refiner to recover the precious metal. 

Michael David Sturlin
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/sturlin1.htm
http://www.geocities.com/~jdpn/gallery-sturlin.htm


____________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________