[Jewelry making - Article 00013] - Re: [Orchid] How often do you "start over"

[Neilthejeweler]

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    Not very often, honestly. On occasion I have done a dry run of
    sorts. Tinker with an idea or procedure in some less costly material
    to find those unforseen problems that crop up late and ruin the
    piece. Right now I'm doing a complex piece in platinum where the
    ramifications of a mistake will be expensive. So I did a dry run in
    14K. Sounds weird I know...considering gold expendable. 

    But I admit once in a great while I DO make a major miscalculation.
    An expensive mistake is a great teacher. 

    But then again, the mark of a craftsman can be covering his mistakes
    well.
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