[Jewelry making - Article 00814] - Re: [Orchid] Experimenting with granulation

[Connie]

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Richard,

    I do not know about gum arabic, copper carbonate, or black copper
    oxide. I have successfully granulated with fine silver and I followed
    a multi-step process similar to the one outlined by Ronda Coryell in
    her DVD The Art of Granulation. There are many processes to it so
    maybe you will find out more specifically what you need help on once
    you start doing it. I highly recommend Ronda's video. There is also a
    wonderful tutorial in the Orchid articles by Sandra Buchholz. The
    glue-flux mixture needed for fine silver is a specific proportion of
    hide glue, yellow flux and distilled water. Klyr-fire glue I have
    heard will also work, as well as other things. Granulating with gold
    is somewhat different. I really want to granulate with 22 K gold
    right now, the problem is, my life savings will only buy enough gold
    for half the granules I need! 

    I used a beehive, or trinket kiln and coated the backs of my pieces
    with yellow ochre. 

    Actually the latest pieces I forgot to coat with ochre, and it was
    more difficult to accomplish. I just realized later that I never
    coated them. The home page on my site has a picture the latest
    earrings. I just need advice on final finishing. A local jeweler
    friend sandblasted one of my pieces and it looks really cool.
    Otherwise, the flat shiny part looks slightly blemished and
    polishing techniques that usually work great can mess up the
    granules. 

OK have fun
Connie
www.papayani.com
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