[Jewelry making - Article 00116] - Re: [Orchid] Holding metal while finishing

[Helen Hill]

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>     Yep, you're a real jeweler 

    Yes, I can see where you and Elaine are coming from and my comments
    weren't meant to start any long debates on the subject (I've done
    that before and regretted opening my mouth ;-)) - nor am I stopping
    anyone debating it of course. If you're mingling in jewellers'
    circles then having such battered fingers is like a passport into
    the club, but if you're going to a swanky party, dressed to the nines
    (not that I get to go to any of those often) or out for a romantic
    dinner with hubby, I'd sooner not have chopped up fingers. That
    being said, I still mainly use just my fingers for holding things and
    just put up with the heat, letting it cool down briefly when it gets
    too much. If going out for the evening, I just try to make sure that
    my fingers don't get too chopped up that day! 

Helen
UK
http://www.hillsgems.co.uk
http://www.helensgems.etsy.com
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