[TheForge] Recent Hammer's Blow Spring 2003

[H and P Foster]

After reading the issue I just received, and then some work in the shop,
proves what a great source of ideas magazines like this are.  I do some
different pieces of jewelry along with my ironwork, but one part of my
jewelry making as always been hit and miss, and that is attaching fastening
pins on the backs of decorative pins and broaches. Sometimes I have got
silver solder to work, or the parent material but sometimes nothing works
and I resort to epoxy, which I am not happy with.

The letter in this issue titled "More on Jewelry" pointed me to a product
that I had not heard of before, called "Stay Brite" which is a silver solder
that flows at 430 degrees F.  I got some yesterday and tried a test piece
today and what a joy it was to work with.  That inspired me to make a nice
little stylized Kiwi pin for my wife as we celebrate our 36th on Monday.

thank you Hammer's Blow, as I hadn't even thought of a gift yet. :-)

Harry Foster
Rusty Dog Forge