[Jewelry making - Article 01016] - Re: [Orchid] Fabricating Silver Chopsticks

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Hi Randy:

    Just get some heavy square section rod and forge it down. (Or step
    roll and planish it if you have access to a rolling mill.) Indian
    Jeweler's Supply has 4ga square sterling barstock that I've had good
    luck forging hair-sticks and flatware handles out of. 

    Someone here, (?Jay Whaley?) did a series of posts not too long ago
    (? January?) about 'the square', and how to produce it with a rolling
    mill. You might want to look that up if you have a mill. 

    Speaking as someone who teaches casting: don't cast them. They'll be
    a PITA to cast, and they'll end up dead-soft and very prone to
    bending. Sometimes, forging is simply the right way to go. 

    I should point out that a Korean roommate of mine (who was also a
    metalsmith) told me once that asian cultures don't normally do metal
    chopsticks, as they feel it makes the food taste funny. For whatever
    that's worth. 

Regards,
Brian Meek.
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