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Re: [Orchid] Appropriate gauge for flush setting  
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From: John Donivan
Date: Thu Apr 03 21:51:07 2008
 
     
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>     Someone mentioned, and forgive me I forgot who, having a shallow
>     angle to your tool when you burnish the stone in place. I've found
>     the same thing. Related to that is the shape of the tool. 

    Even though the question (appropriate gauge.....) was answered long
    ago, this has gone in a useful direction, I think. I believe that
    hand engraving is the essence of craftsmanship, and one of the most
    difficult skills to truly master. Just a piece of steel and your
    hand - and eyes. Burnish setting isn't quite that daunting, but it's
    similar. Getting a stone well set into clean metal without making a
    mess and getting it clean and straight and truly circular in the
    burnishing is deceptively difficult. And that's not even getting
    into fancy shapes. Sometimes it's the simple things that get you.. 

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