[Jewelry making - Article 00100] - Re: [Orchid] Non-traditional, non-precious materials

[Silververkstan d&b]

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>     I was just telling someone the other day that one of the things I
>     wish I had some of the multi-colored iron slag I used to find
>     around the old 19th-century iron forges. It came in shades of blues
>     and greens and was striped like agate. I don't think anyone ever
>     made jewelry out of it. Cut into cabochons, it would have been
>     wonderful. 

    On the contrary- it has been cut into cabs and jewelry has been made
    of it. And still is. At least in Scandinavia but the jewelers using
    it tell me that lots of it sells overseas (meaning the US). And they
    turn out quite beautifully, doesn't look at all like a waste product! 

michaela
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