[Jewelry making - Article 00100] - Re: [Orchid] Use Copper in Jewelry...

[Jima &Carlie Abbott]

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    I find the galvanic corrosion phenomenon interesting. I must however
    relate my own experience of making and selling several thousand rings
    composed of sterling, copper and gold over the past 30 plus years. I
    make a line of rings with a forged band of various gauges of half
    round and low dome sterling wire on which I applique various elements
    of copper, sterling, rose and yellow 14 and 18k gold. Only sterling
    touches the finger, but there are substantial elements of copper in
    some designs. I have personally seen rings of these designs that have
    basically been worn mostly every day for up to 25 years. I sell my
    work at juried art shows all over the west and have gone to some
    shows for up to 30 consecutive years, so I get to see a lot of my
    work over and over as it ages since a very high percentage of my
    business at shows is with people who have purchased from me before. A
    great advantage of this is that if there are any engineering or other
    problems with designs, I am very soon made aware of them. I have not
    seen in any of them any sign of the corrosion of copper that Jim has
    mentioned. I'm curious why. 

    On another note. I've found that the mixed metal work I do, much of
    it including copper, sells significantly better than anything else
    I've ever done. I do almost no work now that is all silver, although
    at one time that was all that I did. Increasingly the all gold work
    that I do is a mixture of colored golds. The silver, copper and gold
    designs outsell everything else 3 to 1. I ask and get more money for
    designs that are silver and copper than I got for the same design in
    all silver. For your info. 

    Be well. Follow your jewel dreams. 

Jima Abbott
http://www.mixedmetaljewels.bigstep.com

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