[Jewelry making - Article 00349] - Re: [Orchid] Technology & Design

[Rex & Gabrielle Merten]

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    Dear Jeffrey, continue to say what you think. Hey, speech is free -
    isn't it? Your original post stimulated a lot of interesting
    information and we're all richer for it. (there sure are a lot of
    people out there who know a lot about the history of cire perdu or
    lost wax casting) 

    But what you said in essence still holds true. Sure, there are a lot
    more really good jewellers out there but there is a lot more people
    too. The statistical averages may still support your original
    observation, that there are fewer professionally trained jewellers
    who are truly committed to individually designed and hand-crafted
    pieces than there were, say, 50 years ago, before the commercially
    driven reliance on modern casting technology. 

    That's "progress" for you. 

Rex Steele Merten
National President,
Gold and Silversmiths Guild of Australia


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