[Jewelry making - Article 01205] - Re: [Orchid] Enameling: 3M's new mini-glass brush

[Anne Larsen Hollerbach]

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    In the same vein, 3M had a pen with hook-and-loop discs of their
    wonderful "Flex Diamond" polishing papers. The kit comes with the
    pen, and 5 each of 4 or 5 grits -- they are about 1/2" across,
    allowing you to stone enamels inside concave surfaces, on complex 3D
    forms, and do very careful touch-ups. I have also used them to do
    precise stoning when I wanted to get back to an earlier layer of
    color or to bare metal in only a few small areas. 

    The 3M folks will be at Rio's Catalog in Motion in Tucson again this
    year. Stop by and tell them that you are an enamelist and ask to see
    the Tri-zac polishing papers for ceramics, glass, and stone -- wow!
    these are so fabulous for getting finishes other than the usual
    fire-polish. You can make your pieces look like stone inlay, for
    instance, or have a soft glowing sheen instead of that hard glassy
    look. 

    On a slightly different, but related note: I'll be down the hall at
    the Rio show doing my three-days-to-cover-the-universe Bonny Doon
    survey class. I believe there are still two openings! This is a
    fantastic opportunity and value. Tuition includes a wonderful
    materials and tools packet, all of which you get to keep; lunch
    every day; and 3 days of 9 to 5 boot camp [well, okay, I do give you
    40 minutes to eat somewhere in the middle]. I so enjoy teaching this
    subject in this venue. I get a wide range of skill levels and areas
    of interest, and I love the synergy when the famous saddle maker
    [there to learn more about working silver for decoration] connects
    with the goldsmith from North Carolina, and they're joined by the
    blacksmith from Kansas, and pretty soon the art student gets brave
    enough to pipe up with a terrific idea....and everyone goes home
    with new friends, a wealth of ideas, and more inspiration than they
    can carry in a bucket. I get complaints by the third day that folks
    aren't sleeping well because they keep waking up in thinking "What
    if I did..." and "hey! I'll bet I could..." and so on. They are
    always floored by the sheer versatility of the press. 

    Lee Marshall of Bonny Doon will be at Catalog in Motion to answer
    questions and brainstorm with the tool hounds. He'll also be joining
    us at the Orchid dinner, AND he has donated a 20-ton tall press to
    the Orchid raffle!!!! This is your chance to get the newest press
    design for the price of a raffle ticket [Sam Patania's doing the
    honors]. What a fantastic opportunity! This is truly a hammer that
    you need in your tool rack. This goes for enamelists, too! 

I look forward to seeing everybody next week,
Anne Hollerbach


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