[Jewelry making - Article 00343] - Re: [Orchid] Cold enameling with colored resin

[David Popham]

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Phil

>       If the word enamel means glass and only glass then why do they
>     use the word vitreous with it 

    Because the word enamel does not mean glass. I quote 

    "The word enamel derives, via the Old French esmail, from the Old
    High German, smelzen, to smelt - the process most crucial to the
    making of enamel" Marian Campbell (1983) Medieval Enamels, Her
    Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 48 pp 

    There is also what is known as porcelain enamel which, in addition
    to the traditional components of vitreous enamel, also contains
    finally ground clay, betonite, I believe. We don't see many of any
    more, but many of the signs for gas stations were made with porcelain
    enamel. They are now highly prized collectibles. 

>     Referring to different types of materials as being enamel does not
>     take away anything from the very skilled enamellists we all know
>     and love. 

    I believe it does. Because when I am selling a piece for a
    particular price and a potential customers say that they can get a
    piece with the same colouring for a quarter of the price, I have
    potential lost a sale as well as credibility. I now need to take
    valuable time to explain the difference and let the buyer come to her
    or his own conclusions. If the customer is confused the we as
    jewelers (part time, full time, bench, art) are collectively
    diminished because we as a group have lost the trust of our audience.
    It all comes to credibility. 

David


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