[Jewelry making - Article 00356] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[judymw]

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Hello Orchidland,

    Intersting discussion - however, I detect some conflict. Let's not
    get our knickers in a bunch over it. What follows is just my humble
    opinion. 

    The metal clays are fun to play with and are an easy (albiet costly)
    way for the average person to make some jewelry. I think that has
    value. 

    When PMC first came out from Rio, I bought a few packs and a kiln,
    then took a class at Catalog in Motion. The class really wasn't
    necessary to learn how to use the material, but I did enjoy the
    instructor and others in the class! 

    It's fun stuff, but I have found it too expensive to use in making
    stock that will generate profit at a show. I do think that the metal
    clays have some great applications when making a metal master for
    casting or for trim that can be soldered to regular sterling. The
    paper form is a cool product and relatively inexpensive to use,
    especially to create texture for application or casting. 

    Again this is just MHO, and is worth exactly what it cost you! ;-) 

Judy in Kansas
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