[Jewelry making - Article 00302] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[Laura]

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    I wonder how many pieces you have created with metal clay to be able
    to come to this erroneous conclusion. Let us know your experience,
    will you? Instead of making accusations that are completely
    uninformed. 

    Fired and fully sintered metal clay, is fine silver or 22K gold and
    may be filed, cut, hammered, dropped, scratched, annealed, forged,
    bent, you name it, add infinitum. 

    Like someone else said on this list, do yourself a big favor, buy
    some PMC or Art Clay, make a nice flat sheet out of it, fire it
    properly and then play with it. See if it isn't just like sheet
    metal. 

    I don't suggest you make a piece of jewelry out of the clay, before
    firing, because that is a skill that requires much training, just
    like any other metalsmithing activity. 

    If you dare, that is.... 

Laura
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