[Jewelry making - Article 00366] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[richard hart]

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>     And the discussion of why it does or doesn't make sense to use PMC,
>     given the long history of metalsmithing

    Let's see, PMC and metalsmithing in the same sentence, When someone
    makes something from PMC or Art Clay, and files or solders it the
    initial piece was not created from metalsmithing, Some might take
    issue that casting is different than fabrication, however to 
fabricate
    you start by casting an ingot, and to me whether you cast an ingot or
    a ring, definition of casting is pouring a liquid into a mold and
    letting it harden without pressure. 

    Since PMC is never taken to a liquid state, the basic form is not
    arrived at in the same way. To me the bottom line is, if done right,
    does PMC have the structural integrity that products produced by
    traditional methods have, and if it does not, it has an inherent
    flaw that all the creativity of design does not mitigate. If someone
    makes PMC without any filing or soldering, I do not think they can
    use the word metalsmith. How about sinterer? The process used to make
    something changes our perspective or the object and the way we
    relate to it. I don't think there will be any antique furniture made
    of particle board. If something is formed and fired the way clay is,
    it seems that it is more related to ceramics by process. 

    Choice edible mushrooms just starting to appear in the Colorado
    mountains, and this will be a great year from all the rain we have
    had. 

Richard Hart
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