[Jewelry making - Article 00330] - Re: [Orchid] What the Rolling Mill is About

[John Donivan]

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>     Barring taking classes, is there a way to get an overview of the
>     process of which you speak? Are there texts, for example, which
>     would serve as basic reference 

    Evalie, probably the best books I've seen that approach a higher
    level are by Alan Revere - I've only seen one or two, though, I
    really don't know what he's put out more recently. This whole thread
    comes off the question of what to expect at a bench test - there's no
    answer to that because it depends what work the shop is doing. And
    I'm not trying to start an argument or even create a stir, largely
    because what I say is true. The line between "silversmithing" and
    "goldsmithing" is not really a line, and it's more just a way of
    illustrating different methods. I can say though, that a skilled
    goldsmith will craft every surface and every detail. Some might
    solder a wire prong onto the side of a ring, but a goldsmith solders
    a larger wire and then crafts it into place and contours it so it has
    style and substance - that's what goldsmiths do. It largely comes
    from the value of gold - it's crazy to put 2 hours into a silver
    piece with a $50 value, but a gold piece with a $2000 stone or
    considerably more, or even with no stone, will warrant many hours as
    needed. And that's where people tend to fall short when they try to
    get a job in a fine shop - they want to solder that stock wire and
    walk away, and it's not that is anything like lazy, it's that the
    shop has higher aspirations than sticking wires on things. And it's
    not an argument - it's "Reach Higher". Don't stick on a wire, stick
    on YOUR wire. Craft everything. 

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