[Jewelry making - Article 00509] - Re: [Orchid] Sterling silver engagement ring hardness

[Lauren Stineman]

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    I have a sterling silver ring that is about 100 years old. It is just
    a simple band that is made up of two 14g wires that were loosly
    twisted. This ring was my great grandmother's and she aquired it when
    she was 14 years old. I have worn the ring regularly over the last 12
    years, even when I work in my studio sanding and filing, and only
    recently has it broke. The ring is not soldered together where the
    two wires are twisted so the wire has broken in a few spots and I
    have had to repair it, but from a few little repairs it has held up
    to some pretty heavy abuse! 

Lauren Stineman
Brighter Shade of Blue
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