[Jewelry making - Article 00048] - Re: [Orchid] Casting Coral

[Bill Churlik]

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Tim,

    Thanks for the input. I had not thought of a ceramic shell. Got to
    try that technique soon. I was looking at a piece of coral that I
    used as a display piece. I would think trying to clean out the
    ceramic casing would be difficult if not impossible.. The piece would
    also be impossible to rubber mold and then cut loose. This all may
    depend on how convoluted or "branchy" the branch is. 

    At this point if someone were wanting to get the coral look in
    metal, I would recommend electroforming a copper layer on the coral
    then plating as an easy out. 

Bill Churlik
wechurlik AT earthlink.net
www.earthspeakarts.com

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