[Jewelry making - Article 01435] - Re: [Orchid] Working with cinnabar

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    Your OOPS! it is a a mineral but the items made from it are not solid
    in the normal sense. Since it is layered on a brass,copper,base. Like
    paint and let dry, true old time Cinnabar items vases ect had 135 or
    more layers to build up the thickness. Then they were craved. the
    cinnabar which is an ore of mercury is mixed with Chinese
    lacquer.(true style) The cheaper stuff was mixed with a binder and
    molded with the impression or cravings on it. The last pieces I
    purchased were in Hong Kong in the early 70's two real style vases
    and some molded snuff bottles with jade toppers to show the
    difference. You can generally tell because the molded stuff doesn't
    have the clear, sharp,lines of the real deal. Since there is no way
    of knowing what is the binder, Other than if it softens in a water
    base it is a water base, and if it softens in solvent base it is a
    solvent binder. 

glen
been there done that !
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