Andi Fasimpaur on mon 10 jul 06
At 09:54 AM 7/10/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all. I do add holes to some of the items but there are
>some where it looks nicer just to put a fancy jewelry bail
>on it. Thanks for the input! Now to making some molds of
>them!
I'd strongly recommend adding holes, even to the ones that you'll be
putting the bail onto. You can cover/disguise the hole with the bail so
that no one need ever be the wiser. If you were setting pieces in an open
backed bezel setting, you could leave the edges unglazed and devise a 3
prong type "V" support that would only touch the edges.
I know jewelry artists who imbed high temp stamen wire into their pendants
to make hanging loops for firing. You could imbed a loop at the edge,
suspend the piece for firing, and then cut the wire off and file, grind,
sand the edge with the loop to eliminate almost every trace of the wire.
Good luck,
Andi Fasimpaur
http://www.mysticspiral.com
Wendy Kelsey on mon 10 jul 06
Thanks for all the advice!
--- Andi Fasimpaur wrote:
> At 09:54 AM 7/10/2006, you wrote:
> >Hi all. I do add holes to some of the items but there
> are
> >some where it looks nicer just to put a fancy jewelry
> bail
> >on it. Thanks for the input! Now to making some molds
> of
> >them!
>
> I'd strongly recommend adding holes, even to the ones
> that you'll be
> putting the bail onto. You can cover/disguise the hole
> with the bail so
> that no one need ever be the wiser. If you were setting
> pieces in an open
> backed bezel setting, you could leave the edges unglazed
> and devise a 3
> prong type "V" support that would only touch the edges.
>
> I know jewelry artists who imbed high temp stamen wire
> into their pendants
> to make hanging loops for firing. You could imbed a loop
> at the edge,
> suspend the piece for firing, and then cut the wire off
> and file, grind,
> sand the edge with the loop to eliminate almost every
> trace of the wire.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Andi Fasimpaur
> http://www.mysticspiral.com
>
>
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