[Jewelry making - Article 00460] - Re: [Orchid] Linear dot pattern

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>     It's called millgraining and is done with a millgraining wheel as
>     far as I understand. I'm not sure if it's only done on cast
>     jewellery and the wheel used on the wax or if it can also be done
>     on fabricated jewellery as well. 

    It's not generally done on wax. The tool is too fine for wax, and
    would clog up. Also, the pattern is fine enough that a cast texture
    would not look so good on a cast millgrain, though with coarser sizes
    and good molding techniques, it can be done. But generally
    millgraining is done on actual metal, either fabricated or cast. Most
    commonly, it's one of the last steps in the finishing process. 

Peter
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