[Jewelry making - Article 00289] - Re: [Orchid] Santa Fe Symposium

[Chuck Hunner]

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    The Santa Fe Symposium is an excellent place to learn what is
    happening at the leading edge of technical research in materials
    science  and process for jewelry making. 

    There are all levels of presentations, but it's mostly geared toward
    the scientific end of things. Manufacturers like to be able to repeat
    their success'.  Good research allows us to know what to repeat.
    Artists can be more successful by using the information from the
    Symposium. 

    I gave a presentation at the 1996 Symposium on 'Chip Carving Hard
    Wax'. I made a video (Sony Handycam positioned over my wax carving
    bench) showing how I carved wax. I wanted to show the tools and
    techniques I learned for 'free hand miniature wax sculpture' that I
    learned in the 70's in Albuquerque. It is a decidedly low tech
    method, but the Symposium still accepted the topic from my one man
    shop. Rio still carries the video in the Symposium Videos section,
    page 483 of the new tools and equipment catalog, item 570-111. There
    have also been presentations on mold making, stone setting, platinum
    repair, casting defects...all kinds of useful information that you
    can take back to your studio and use the next day. My point is that
    not everyone who presents has a PhD, nor comes from a major company.
    The people who attend are great! It's a very cool event! 

    So you don't have to know about progressive solidification of
    castings nor cyanide toxicity nor thermal inertia in casting
    investments nor pneumosilicosis before you go. But you could sure
    learn a lot about those sorts of things while you're there. Like
    Suzanne wrote, "You just never know what knowledge will come in
    handy!" I'll bet you'll find some useful ideas that will pay for your
    trip over the next year...it's that valuable! 

Chuck

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