[Jewelry making - Article 00781] - Re: [Orchid] Casting 24k gold

[Al Balmer]

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>     I would strongly - very strongly - recommend that you use 22k
>     instead. 24kt will be like a band of butter around his finger, 

    I can't resist jumping in again. I have the advantage that I think
    like a customer, not a jeweler, and one who has worn a 24k ring for
    44 years and wouldn't change it.

    First, it isn't that bad. Sure, it's soft and will distort, but it's
    easily reshaped on a mandrel when needed. It also loses its polish
    with normal wear, but again, that's easily fixed, or the wearer may
    not care. (I don't.) The customer may have his own reasons. Maybe he
    likes the symbolism of purity.

    I say explain the tradeoffs, but don't discourage his choice.

Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ
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