[Jewelry making - Article 00220] - Re: [Orchid] Rectangular draw plate

[Donna E. Shimazu]

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>         The draw die that Donna refers to is called a Turks Head die.
>     I own one (purchased from Otto Frei years ago) and have found it to
>     be one of the most frustrating tools I have ever tried to use. I
>     would recommend not getting one. 

    Hi Jim, That's interesting to hear.  A Russian jeweler I met years
    ago raved about it.  I never had the opportunity to play with it, but
    thought it was an interesting concept. 

    Perhaps the problems you encountered led Otto Frei to drop it from
    their catalog. 

Donna Shimazu

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