[Jewelry making - Article 00426] - Re: [Orchid] Ultra violet set enamels

[Ron Charlotte]

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>         I would not suggest that the word "Enamel" be used in regard
>     to the "Color System" products being marketed to the jewelry field
>     these days. They are purposely trying to market these products
>     under the image of a very different material & process. One that
>     has been around for centuries, and has come to hold a certain
>     position of respect as a fine craft, for the degree of precision,
>     technical requirement, & difficulty there is to the process. 

>         Also "Vitreous Glass Enamel" has vastly different properties
>     to any of the other non vitreous "Resin" or "Composite Color
>     System" products. ( Would you call an apple -- a fish? Or a piece
>     of plastic -- a piece of metal? : ) That is how very different
>     these materials are from each other! 

>         I suggest that when talking about epoxies, resins,
>     photosensitive cured ceramic-reinforced composite material, or
>     low-temperature-curing resin, ( which are often liquid two-part
>     systems, catalyst and color that are mixed together, then heated
>     or baked at low temperatures,) it would be best to describe the
>     material or product with the appropriate material terms. Instead
>     of just calling it something it's not. 

>         For example when talking about a "low-temperature-curing
>     resin" I believe it should be called a
>     "Low-Temperature-Curing-Resin" When talking about a "Photosensitive
>     Curing Ceramic-Reinforced Composite Material" then call it that! Or
>     call it by it's product name.... but don't call it another material
>     or product. Don't call it Enamel/Glass On Metal, it's not. 


    I do agree.  I am a hobbyist, not a production jeweler.  I make a
    lot of pieces for my historical reenactment friends.  I always make
    a point of calling it "resin inlay" or "faux/fake enamel".  I have
    actually went though the effort of doing a small amount of vitreous
    enamel using historical techniques.  It was a right bear, and I will
    not disparage vitreous enamel by foisting any other process off in
    it's name.  In my research, I did find that everything from wax to
    colored varnish was used to emulate the look of true enamel in a lot
    of pieces from the roman era on.  So faking the difficult process of
    enameling is nothing new. 

Just call it what it really is....

Ron Charlotte -- Gainesville, FL
ronch2 AT bellsouth.net OR afn03234 AT afn.org


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