[Jewelry making - Article 00300] - Re: [Orchid] What the Rolling Mill is About

[Mari Paavola]

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>     silversmithing is sheet metal and wire work, where goldsmithing is
>     sculpture 

    My old teacher gave me a handy rule of thumb for defining the
    difference between goldsmiths and silversmiths - a rule of fist
    really, as (according to him) a goldsmith (mostly) concentrates on
    making objects that are smaller than a fist, whereas a silversmith
    (mostly) concentrates on making obejcts larger than a fist. It isn't
    a question of material, nor talent, nor skill, nor level of training
    - just method and size, mostly. In ye aulden days silversmiths mostly
    created cups, bowls and other such vessels, and goldsmiths made
    jewellery, and thusly silversmiths mostly worked with silvers, and
    goldsmiths with gold. Mostly. 

    But this is all rather a side-tangent from the original subject,
    which was the importance of knowing how to use a rolling mill. One of
    the most essential tools of a precious metal smith, in my opinion,
    and handy in countless more ways than just flattening a sheet of
    metal. 

-Mari
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