[Jewelry making - Article 00110] - Re: [Orchid] Gold Color Formulas

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    Yes I agree with Matthew,and can back up a lot of those formulas.In a
    book called Creative Casting written by Sharr Choate in 1966 that I
    have,it lists some of the same exact formulas for the various colors
    of gold as well as this "other metals used in alloying of gold for
    various colors include nickel,white iron,cadmium and cobalt.In lower
    carat alloys,zinc and cadmium in amounts less than 1% to.5%
    respectively of the volumes are added to lower the melting point,but
    only when the balance of the metal is in the molten stage.They are
    not added in the crucible with the other metals and brought up to a
    white heat together" 

    Personally I have tried some of the red,green and even brown, and no I
    didn't burn the gold to make it brown. ha 

    I honestly believe a lot of info as to how things were made has been
    tucked away in a folder or book deep in some old library or just
    plain lost like some of the egyptians works which we still can't
    explain. I respect the fact that people work hard and are sometimes
    secretive about development of things.It just is interesting when
    someone "creates " something similiar to something else done 50 years
    ago. Some people would never release gold formulas for colors etc for
    fear they would lose an egde,or maybe its just about ego and
    money,dunno.I think though most of us here are for sharing and
    discussing. 

    Its also interesting to note that some of these new metal combo's
    that I won't mention have been around for years before everyone
    started chatting about them. Most were not in sheet or wire form but
    used in casting etc. 

    However effective marketing has launched them into demand. 

Daniel Wade
INFINITIES
Albuquerque,NM
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