[Jewelry making - Article 00954] - Re: [Orchid] Bling Bling makers on the list?

[kevdan]

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    I am embarassed to admit it but I have made three sets. You take an
    impresion of the teeth with this plaster you get at a dental supply
    store then you pour a positive image in this other plaster, then you
    build up the wax on the plaster teeth using the casting as an
    armature and carve the anatomy of the teeth or whatever silly thing
    they want like thier name spelled out in diamonds and rubies or
    their gang affiliation. Thats the easy part after you cast it you
    have to fit it to their mouth (yuck) yes that means lots of spit and
    slime and grinding not on thier teeth but on the gold fronts they
    have to bite down and the teeth sort of snap in place. I will never
    make another set as long as I live so help me god. I would not
    recomend this type of work to anyone but dentists they get paid more
    and are used to bad breath and rotting teeth. Have any of you ever
    seen teeth that look like big brown chicklets that are loose and
    wiggly and smell real bad because of rotting gums and food embeded
    in them I have and I had to touch them oh gosh just writing about it
    makes me feel like some kind goldsmith slut, using my skills to do
    somthing as unholy as this makes me want to beg forgivness from st
    eligius the patron saint of goldsmiths. No matter how broke or
    desperate for money you are their are easier less vial ways to make
    a buck, just say no and you will not have to live with the shame
    that I do. 

sincerely Kevin Potter


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