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From: Lin Lahlum
Date: Thu Jan 19 21:21:40 2006
 
     
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>     My sister bought necklaces for her bridesmaids that were made from
>     various beads and a type of wire said to be "gunmetal" by the lady
>     who made and sold the necklaces to her. 

    Were these on gunmetal CHAIN or wire? To the best of my knowledge
    "gunmetal" is a dark plating applied to brass chain. I have seen it
    on ready made chains. Rings and Things in Spokane Washington used to
    carry it in footage chain. When it was really "in" you saw it on lots
    of inexpensive austrian crystal necklaces. 

    The craft wire you mentioned I have seen too: it is usually a copper
    core with a coating almost like a colored plating; you can get
    aluminum wire too that has been anodized and colored. I have played
    around with these and the coating cannot take much handling, plier
    bending, etc. If what you do involves something complex it will
    chip/nick/wear off quickly. Plus the core color will show at the
    ends. Annealing or polishing is not possible. 

Lin Lahlum


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