[Jewelry making - Article 00519] - Re: [Orchid] Preparing pitch bowl

[Alis Jordan]

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    Thank you so much for all the responses. I think I have a better
    understanding of it now. 

>     are you using Swedish pitch. This is already made to the correct
>     consistency for chasing or Repousse..."Do you have a metal ring to
>     stand it on? 

    No, I have red German pitch and a cast iron bowl that is 7-3/4" by
    3-1/2" deep. The pitch came in an oblong tin - sort of looks like a
    red pound cake. It is 2 kilos in weight. I am hoping this pitch is
    ready to use - meaning that all I have to do is chunk it up and put
    into the bowl. Am I correct? There is no metal ring, the bowl came
    with a leather ring. From the responses to my post, I am thinking
    that I should just buy more of this red pitch and fill the bowl up
    with only pitch. I don't want to worry about how hard I am
    hammering. I am just beginning and not delicate with the hammering
    and it sounds like the quikcrete idea might be risky. I have made one
    bracelet and pin so far, but plan to do a lot more. If I am
    converting it correctly and need 6 pounds to fill this bowl, I will
    need to buy 2 more tins of the pitch. Does this sound about right?
    Gets pretty expensive, no wonder people are filling up the bowl with
    odds and ends! 

>     If using burgundy pitch you heat it in the bowl after breaking in
>     chunks and,after about 20 minutes it levels off,and is still too
>     hot to touch..

    Is this the same as the red German pitch I have? 

Thank you again!
Alis
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