Jon and Rue Kream

I have a way OT question - maybe someone here can help me. I started making
jewelry at the beginning of the year - sterling with semi-precious stones.
I'd like to learn how to melt/cast silver, and I can't find any good info
with google. Does anyone know anything about it? TIA ~Rue

phred

--- In [email protected], "Jon and Rue Kream"
<skreams@c...> wrote:
> I have a way OT question - maybe someone here can help me. I
started making
> jewelry at the beginning of the year - sterling with semi-precious
stones.
> I'd like to learn how to melt/cast silver, and I can't find any
good info
> with google. Does anyone know anything about it? TIA ~Rue


Rue, Jason(dh) suggests that you look into the 'lost wax method'.

I googled 'lost wax method silver' and got a bunch of results, if you
do just 'lost wax method' you get a lot more, but they deal mostly
with brass, although Jason say's that the principle is the same with
brass and silver

http://www.biopatent.com/jewel.html.

this site looks pretty good.

If you have any more questions let me/us know. Jason loves to work
with metal and is willing to awnser any questions.

We both know a lot about stones too, so if you have any quetions on
those too feel free.

HTH
Rebecca

Jon and Rue Kream

Thank you Rebecca and Jason! I will look into this. Are there any books
you guys would recommend on working with metals? What kinds of things does
Jason make?

I do have a kind of random stone question too. What color chalcedony is
'best' quality? (If you don't know I'll google - it's just something I've
been wondering.)

Thanks for answering :0). ~Rue


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Rebecca DeLong

I'm sorry about not deleating, but I can't seem to get my computer to let me right now.

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for...

Chalcedony is considered as a member of the quartz family. It is either transparent, traslucent, or opaque. It occasionally containes small amounts of opal.

Some of the many types of chalcedony include agate, bloodstoe, chysoprase, carnelian, chert, flint, jasper, onyx, sardonyx, touchstone, and petrified wood.

Chysoprase is concidered to be 'best quality' chalcedony

"The best quality material is a rich 'apple' green, homogeneous, translucent, chalcedony which is used as a simulant for rare and highly prized Imperial Green Jadite."

It is often called and sold as 'Australian Jade'

I'll ask Jason when he gets home what books he would recomend, as far as the silver casting goes.

We have both been doing a lot of wire wrapping lately and Jason used to work in metals a lot when he was doing iron work and had acess to the equipment. He's doing a lot of gem cutting right now.

Rebecca




Jon and Rue Kream <skreams@...> wrote:
Thank you Rebecca and Jason! I will look into this. Are there any books
you guys would recommend on working with metals? What kinds of things does
Jason make?

I do have a kind of random stone question too. What color chalcedony is
'best' quality? (If you don't know I'll google - it's just something I've
been wondering.)

Thanks for answering :0). ~Rue


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



~~~~ Don't forget! If you change topics, change the subject line! ~~~~

If you have questions, concerns or problems with this list, please email the moderator, Joyce Fetteroll (fetteroll@...), or the list owner, Helen Hegener (HEM-Editor@...).

To unsubscribe from this group, click on the following link or address an email to:
[email protected]

Visit the Unschooling website: http://www.unschooling.com

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/




*~*Leave the crowd, look within, and let your dreams soar*~*

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]