[Jewelry making - Article 00437] - Re: [Orchid] Preparing pitch bowl

[Kirsten Skiles]

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    Hi Alis,I don't use any plaster or quikrete in my bowl. If you hit
    with any force it eventually breaks out and is exceptionally
    annoying. I just detest plaster in pitchbowls, but I know it works
    fine for small delicate pieces.To fill the entire 8 inch bowl, you
    need about 6 pounds of pitch, plus an extra pound for mounding on
    the top later with the heat gun. Here is a blog entry that shows
    pitch melting into those exact 8 inch bowls 

    http://tinyurl.com/26ynce 

    No, don't underfill the pitch bowl. Fill it to the top, or within
    1/4 inch of the top. You can add chunks of pitch to the top with a
    heat gun, yes- as many as you want as long as you go slowly and work
    with small chunks, oh maybe 1 to 2 inch pieces.Feel free to email me
    with any questions.Don't set your oven at 350, way too hot. Set it
    at 250 and let it melt slowly, very very slowly.I'm teaching 2
    chasing & repousse workshops this summer, which you can find here 

    http://tinyurl.com/3ahmjr. 

    You can see some of my work here http://tinyurl.com/yofve5 

    My workshops get great reviews from my students. You learn how to
    maketools as well, so you can add to your set. 

Kirsten
www.kirstenskiles.com
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