[Jewelry making - Article 01033] - [Orchid] Long overdue introduction

[Mike O'Toole]

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Hi all,

    My name is Mike O'Toole and I have been lurking on the list for over
    two years. (golly sounds like I'm at a "twelve-step" meeting :-) 

    I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and have been metalworking at the
    hobbyist/amateur level for about twelve years.  On the billpaying
    side I'm a System Support Specialist in the computer/IT industry. 

    I started out making mail armour and progressed to jewellry with
    piercework pendants, wire earrings and have taken a couple of
    silversmith classes locally and even took a blacksmith class last
    fall that let me swing a big hammer.  :-) 

    My current interests are learning and figuring out historical
    techniques for jewellry manufacture.  Ancient/medieval/early
    rennaissance pieces from Northern Europe get "my motor running" so
    to speak.  I find that learning something new and making a tool is
    half the pleasure of finishing a piece. 

    I'm also a member of the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club, sit on the
    Board as Parlimentarian, look after the club library, and also a
    member of the Show committee. 

    I have met several members of the list already, Karen Bahr taught
    one of the silversmithing classes and I have seen Charles
    Lewton-Brain though other responsibilities (like work and duties at
    our annual Show) conspire to keep me from meeting him. :-) 

    There are many on the list that have helped me understand different
    facets of the jewellry making process but there are a few that I
    would like to thank in text: 

    Peter Rowe and John Burgess for providing clear and concise
    explanations of chemistry topics like pickles, fluxes, fire-scale
    and fire-stain preventions. 

    Ian Wright for descriptions of graver polishing and annealing
    techniques. 

    Charles Lewton-Brain for all sorts of good advice from Cheap Thrills
    in the Tool Shop, to Small Scale Photography, more info on
    fire-stain and its prevention. One of these days I track you down
    and thank you in person.  :-) 

    Thanks again to the entire list for helping me learn more about my
    "hobby" 

Mike O'Toole

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