[Jewelry making - Article 00146] - Re: [Orchid] Fabricating hair combs

[Nisa]

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    Hi Jen! I'm so pleased to find your posting; I love hair adornment
    and actually did my senior thesis on the adornment of hair (the
    history, cultural differences, what length/ thickness/ hair-type/
    material works best, etc.). I have since been carving my own hair
    pieces, having crafted aprox. 40 one-of-a-kind pieces. Since they are
    one-of-a-kind, and usually made with precious metals, hardwoods, and
    semi-precious stones, they are not cheap in price, at least in
    comparison to today's typical cheap Right-Aid/ Wal-Mart selections.
    They do not sell often, despite all the ooohs and ahhhs, because
    most people can not wrap their minds around investing more than $20
    or so into something for their hair, that they may lose.
    Understandable, but I keep making them..... 

    So what I have found is that the thicker the tines, th= e better the
    hold in the hair if the hair is fine and not too thick. Thicker hair
    requires thinner tines.... I make my combs with 4-5" tines, depending
    on the piece. I also use hardwoods (mahogany mostly), as I find= that
    they are rigid enough but also have a bit of give, are attractive,
    and= much lighter than silver. I would not make the tines out of
    tubing, as the strength of the tine would be greatly compromised I
    feel. I should say, though, that while I strive to make beautiful,
    elegant combs and sticks, practicality and function are very
    important to me, so I'm not really making delicate, dainty pieces....
    I'm happy to answer any questions, and excited that there are other
    jewelers interested in adorning the hair... check out my web-site for
    a few images of my pieces... nisajewelry.com......and I love your
    ammonite fossil bracelet on your web-site! 

Good luck, Nisa
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