[Jewelry making - Article 00390] - Re: [Orchid] Adhesives for ivory products

[Sumner Silverman]

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    To do a really secure and elegant attachment, I first cut a piece of
    sheet metal into a pleasing shape that fits the bottom of the
    finding. I solder the finding to it. I then carefully trace the
    outline of the sheet onto the ivory where the finding will go. I
    solder a post to the underside or leave room for rivets. At this
    point, if using a post, drill it out. Then comes the tedious part. To
    this point I have sanded down to 320 grit. I carve out a cavity and
    fit the sheet into to it. I then sand again (starting with 220 around
    the excavation) down to final polish. At this point, any good epoxy
    will do. If using rivets, drill the holes and epoxy in the rivets. 

    To see some example of my ivory work go to www.sumnersilverman.com 

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