[Jewelry making - Article 01030] - Re: [Orchid] New Experience with Pickle

[Kimberly Starbard]

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>     Too many unneccesassary heating/ pickling operations just aren't
>     great for the project.... 

    Happy holidays and this point brings up a question for me. I just
    finished taking my first class at a local art center. One of the
    projects I was working on was a fold-formed shape (Reuger fold?).
    Anyway, I was told by the instructor to pickle after every
    annealing. The reason given was that the dark color that develops on
    the silver after each annealing (until that point where the piece is
    essentially coated with fine silver) would become engrained (sp?) in
    the piece after hammering. I didn't test the theory as of yet, but I
    am now curious about the whole hammer, anneal, pickle process. Is it
    really necessary to pickle after each annealing? Leaving it out would
    increase productivity greatly. 

    I have also been given 2 opinions on the use of brass vs. copper
    tongs in the pickle. (I feel silly asking this one) I was told to use
    copper tongs in the pickle and I have read that I should never do
    this, only use brass. Which is correct....for the sake of the amount
    of thinking time I have spent on this issue. 

    Thank you and aren't you guys glad to be over that holiday rush? 

Best Regards,
Kim Starbard
Cove Beads

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