[Jewelry making - Article 00190] - Re: [Orchid] Repousse, thickness of silver?

[jennifer friedman]

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Olga,

    The thickness of the silver for repousse differs with the type of
    piece you are working on. For a bracelet I use 22g and 20 ga and for
    a vessel I use 18 ga (but repousse on a vessel is much more
    difficult. 

Jennifer Freidman
Ventura, CA
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