[Jewelry making - Article 00285] - Re: [Orchid] My apprenticeship...

[angela ajootian]

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>     I was having troubles with some silver I was annealing and rolling
>     into sheet. It was pitted and when I would bend it a few times,
>     the sheets I rolled broke. Under the loupe I could see what looked
>     like many irregular and large chunky brittle like layers. Both the
>     owner and the bench jeweler told me I was annealing the metal all
>     wrong. The way I learned to do it some 20 years ago was to heat the
>     silver, or gold..... 

    I dunno. I was taught at UofO that annealing is best when air cooled
    and enen delayed quenching will shock the metal. Quenching is fine
    for demo material or quickie projects but masterworks, and expensive
    material that another person owns, should be air cooled. 

    Apprenticeships are nice, but the best way to learn would be to go
    to a school and learn from many folks. One teacher may teach you well
    but you are essentially at their personal and academic whim. And if
    the person is... less delicate in the social realm, you have no
    recourse as an apprentice to ask for better treatment. Mayhap get a
    money job you 'hate' to make buck for a real school situation. 

Good luck! A-
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