[Jewelry making - Article 01747] - Re: [Orchid] Stamps already cast into the jewelry

[Karen Goeller]

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Mary,

    One of the beautiful (and maddening) things about the casting process
    is that whatever's in the wax is going to end up in the metal. Even
    fingerprints! So carving, stamping, or otherwise marking your waxes
    with your maker's mark will result in the cast piece having a lovely
    maker's mark in it. Very easy! You can use the same stamps you would
    for metal, just press them into the wax rather than wacking them hard
    with a hammer. Slightly heating the face of the stamp may yield good
    results for some types of very hard waxes, but experiment to figure
    out the technique that works best for you. 

Karen Goeller
www.nolimitations.com
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