[Jewelry making - Article 00201] - Re: [Orchid] Shaping copper

[Michael Honeycutt]

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    I want to thank so many of you that have provided both answers and
    direction in this matter. Just so you will know that I haven't been
    idle sitting back waiting for answers, I too have been busy on the
    homefront. I immediately jumped into the archives here in search of
    tool recommendations and procedures. Charles Lewton-Brain's articles
    on homemade tools and raiding industry provided several ideas.
    (Thank you Charles, you have been a fountain of information.) I got
    busy in my bottomless junk-metal pile, looked into the Rio Grande
    and Indian Jeweler's Supply catalogs for pictures of forming tools,
    rolled up my sleeves, fired up my grinders and sanders, and
    proceeded to proceed in making some small stakes and tools. I know
    for sure that I have many more to make but that comes in the "use,
    learn, and modify" category. I also annealed some small pieces of
    copper and set about shaping a small frontal view of the human face
    from just below the eyebrows to the top of the lips. It's rude and
    crude and definitely shows a lack of finesse but I learned a great
    deal in the making. Since I will be using these types of things for
    both sculpture and jewelry work, I now have a whole new realm to
    play in. Several websites were mailed to me and they have been
    looked into deeply. I also got a great deal of visual information at
    Andrew and Sandra Noble-Goss's site. I'm not stealing their ideas
    but I saw a lot of application inspiration there. Finally, I am
    driving my wife and son crazy with my constant tapping, annealing
    and so forth so I know that I must be doing something right.   I am
    definitely in the market for suggestions for cheap and easy pitch
    substitutes as I can see that they will definitely will prove
    necessary in the long run.  Thanks again everyone!      

Mike



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