[Jewelry making - Article 00555] - Re: [Orchid] Milling your own or buying stock

[Mlou Brubaker]

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>     we think of gold as clay, not wood 

    Thanks for the analogy, John. It is inspiring, and I plan to do some
    serious play with gold scrap at my rolling mill asap. I just love
    forging, and have not yet fully explored getting the mill's help
    with that kind of forming. And why not try it in gold, since it is
    most malleable? 

    I have occasionally tried to explain setting stones, for example in a
    gypsy setting, to the customer as smooshing the metal over, as if it
    were clay, or pie dough, or beach sand that you can mould with your
    hands, only a bit harder to move. They just look at me, like, huh?
    But maybe they like my enthusiasm, however foreign the concept may
    be. 

M'lou
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