[Jewelry making - Article 00753] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

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    Perhaps metal clay will somewhat follow the steps of home-baked
    goods being sold at open markets. Baked goods made within a home are
    no longer permitted to be sold in the state of NJ because there are
    too many variables in the baking process. 

    Any traditional jewelry method will start with products produced in
    conditions that guarantee their silver percentage, etc. whereas the
    final silver content in metal clay could be altered by an
    inexperienced artisan. If this is the case, the Fed Trade. Comm.
    could then question the stamping methods used for metal clay since
    there is a variable that falls at the feet of those using the product
    and that, will affect the "consumer" for whom the FTC supposedly
    works. 

    So, while it obviously won't be excluded as a means to product
    pieces of jewelry, it may fall into a new area that warrants review
    and its own unique stamp... and, much like the diamond industry made
    sure they "educated" their consumers about the four C's; the metal
    clay industry may want to create its own brochures to educate
    consumers. 

    As they say: best offense if a good defense. 

Cameron

 
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