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Re: [Orchid] Chain mail - to solder or not to solder?  
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From: Sara Grinnell
Date: Fri Feb 25 22:38:32 2005
 
     
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    I have made many chain maille pieces in sterling silver and gold,
    bracelets, neck collars and chain. I have drawn my own conclusion
    that in Sterling Silver, the labor of soldering the chain maille
    does not justify the saleable value of the goods, so I don't solder
    the sterling pieces (usually they are prototypes anyhow). 

    But in the case of my 14k gold pieces, I solder them all, every ring.
    One neck collar took me six hours to solder. But, for the value of
    the work of winding and cutting the rings myself as well as linking
    them all to create a truly original design of chain maille, I opted
    to solder it. The last thing I would want is a customer who complains
    about rings that catch or open up, especially on an expensive piece
    of jewelry. I never compromise quality. 


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