[TheForge] Re: bang some metal!

Mon Jul 8 11:03:00 2002

Is this the what we're working on in the studio thread?
I spend most of my time nursing the new baby (1 month old).  When Bill is on
daddy duty and I get into the studio, I am rushing to finish up two repouss�
jobs.  One job has gazillions of repouss�d oak leaves, which I am tired of.
The other one is a northwoods pine tree and creek scene for a range hood.
-Kirsten
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Subject: [TheForge] Re: Re: bang some metal!


>     Well, besides the usual battery changes I did all the usual daily gold
&
> silver repairs at work-shorten/repair chains, replace clasp, size rings &
> rivet watch bands (brass axel rivets on tri fold buckles).
>     At school last week we did some experimentation with panatation on
> silver & copper (dip metal into liver of sulfur, then dip into ammonia,
then
> water -it gives an interesting span of colors. I did my silver ring & it
> came out gun metal with purple overtones).  My projects for tomorrow are
to
> make a silver chain in 18 Ga sterling, shape & drill a pair of whetstones
to
> look like the ones on page 48 of "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga"  I
will
> add silver rings in the holes to hang them off of a thong like I saw
> examples of when I went out to Denver to see the exhibit.  I will also be
> creating granules of fine silver to use in making a granulated baronial
> coronet for myself.  To do this I will use the method described by Cellini
> in his treaties on metal working.  I will take equal length snips of fine
> silver then place them in a clean crucible with powdered charcoal then
heat
> in a kiln to the melting point.  The surface tension will cause the silver
> to ball up, after it is cool I will sinter the granules from the charcoal
&
> grade them by size using a series of screens.  Since everyone is more
> interested in iron than silver I will spare you the discussion of how to
do
> the granulation-at least for now.
>     I also plan to stop by & see Rick at his shop, if he has time
tomorrow.
> Pax,
> Olaf
> who will start taking BS classes this Fall at Old Sturbridge Village
through
> the WCFC.
> ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > << yak yak yak yak...
> >  has anyone lite up a forge and banged some metal lately? >>
>
>
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