[Jewelry making - Article 00063] - Re: [Orchid] Is Argentium as popular as sterling?

[Zen Sojourner]

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    For me, the benefits include longer workability between annealings
    (especially since I currently have no way at all to anneal), no
    firestain, and no tarnish. I especially like the fact that I can use
    Argentium to string pearls and other delicate materials because the
    non-tarnishing nature means there are no future worries about how to
    clean blackened silver without damaging the pearls. 

    Of course I sold an awful lot of stuff BEFORE I realized I should
    anneal the Argentium to ensure that the non-tarnish characteristic
    has a chance to kick in. I sure hope none of that comes back to bite
    me. I'm currently wearing an Argentium bracelet that is rapidly
    turning black. It needs to be annealed before I can finish it off
    anyway. I'll let you all know how that turns out. 

Sojourner

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