[Jewelry making - Article 01010] - Re: [Orchid] Scratched Silver Sheet

[Rick]

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>     Looked sort of like the metal had taken a ride in a jail wagon.
>     Perhaps the guy cutting didn't clean the cutter table as one side
>     was much worse than the other. 

    The problem is how they store and handle the sheet silver. My local
    rock shop sells silver wire and sheet. It's in wooden shelves
    similar to office document storage shelves. The sheet gets scratched
    from handling. Most of their customers are hobbyists and buy an inch
    or two at a time. So it depends on when they received the silver and
    how many times it has been taken off the shelf. I go there to pick up
    an odd piece of silver rather than order a small amount and pay the
    higher fabrication fee so if I need sheet goods I can anticipate
    dealing with scratches. Plus they put it on sale twice a year and
    let me rummage picking up all the odds and ends and bent stuff they
    can't sell for a good price. 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Rocky Mountain Wonders
Colorado Springs, Colorado
rockymountainwonders.com
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