[Jewelry making - Article 00716] - Re: [Orchid] Making my own Crucibles

[Roseann Hanson]

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Dear Linda,

    Thank you for the wonderful information - did you go to north Africa
    for the workshop? Would love to get the resource information for
    this. 

    I really enjoy reading about and trying low-tech techniques for
    metalworking especially (and many other things, like making bows and
    doing leatherwork and glasswork). I'm always a bit overwhelmed and
    amused by the amount of techie stuff out there for metalworking (and
    I use a lot of it!) and of course beginners who are convinced they
    need a $30,000 state-of-the-art studio to start out. 

    Your workshop description sounds like the early Navajo silversmiths
    out here: a tree stump, hammer, saw, local carving material for
    molds, and tools made from old steel parts from the yard, forged into
    stamps and crucibles and the like. Some of my favorite jewelry is
    this old stuff. 

    Thanks again for sharing. I suspect some of the beautiful work and
    creativity that one sees in low-tech fabrication comes from the fact
    the maker is not spending time worrying about the technical stuff
    (like discussions about butane vs propane vs acetylene) but focusing
    on on the art! 

Roseann

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