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Post by fernwood on Mar 1, 2020 0:53:11 GMT -5
Cool gypsy ring. I like the saddle too.
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Post by miket on Mar 1, 2020 5:56:16 GMT -5
Daaaaang, girl!
Love those rings, beautiful work.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 9:31:48 GMT -5
One of the most valuable lessons for me has been in soldering I didnt melt this one  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 1, 2020 9:47:19 GMT -5
Soldering is one of the hardest basic skills to learn in silversmithing, I think. Just the fact that you have to get the whole piece up to temp to get the solder to flow makes it more difficult and easier to melt stuff. Add in multiple soldering stages and accidentally remelting previous solder joins or actually coming in too hot from the beginning and burning your solder before it can flow, etc. and it can make for some frustration.
If we were all rich kids and worked in gold, we'd have none of those problems. I know goldsmiths who abhor working with silver because it's so difficult.
Considering you've only been doing this for a very short time, you are doing an excellent job of it!
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 10:56:06 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Mar 1, 2020 13:15:47 GMT -5
Wow.
Very cool, nice job!
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 1, 2020 15:54:20 GMT -5
Miss Allison is doing better each piece she makes
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 16:59:39 GMT -5
Miss Allison is doing better each piece she makes That's because Mr Billy is a pretty awesome teacher We do have fun |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 1, 2020 18:18:27 GMT -5
Man oh man I wish I could be there with you and Billy. No, wait. We'd never get anything done. 
Great job on that saddle ring!
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Post by knave on Mar 1, 2020 19:46:27 GMT -5
Thanks for including us in your fun times. That’s really awesome work.
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 1, 2020 20:18:39 GMT -5
Man oh man I wish I could be there with you and Billy. No, wait. We'd never get anything done. 
Great job on that saddle ring!
Miss Ali is getting fancy schmancy, next lesson fancy schmancy bails. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 1, 2020 20:39:45 GMT -5
Man oh man I wish I could be there with you and Billy. No, wait. We'd never get anything done.
Great job on that saddle ring!
Miss Ali is getting fancy schmancy, next lesson fancy schmancy bails. I'm looking forward to MsAli's schmancy pantsy bails! It will be glorious!  |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 21:12:27 GMT -5
Man oh man I wish I could be there with you and Billy. No, wait. We'd never get anything done. 
Great job on that saddle ring!
Thank you! We wouldn't get anything done, but it would be a blast. |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 21:12:53 GMT -5
Miss Ali is getting fancy schmancy, next lesson fancy schmancy bails. I'm looking forward to MsAli 's schmancy pantsy bails! It will be glorious! I read balls at first  |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 1, 2020 21:33:51 GMT -5
Wow, look at you go! Are you making a gypsy ring? Billy has a Knew Concepts saw? You're being spoiled. LOL! Billy has a lot of fun stuff to play with . |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 2, 2020 8:32:11 GMT -5
I have to ask because I've been looking at those saddle rings you did and I can't figure it out. How exactly did you do that textured part? I figured you used a rolling mill or texture hammers or stamps on it, but did you fuse the little squares on?
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Post by MsAli on Mar 2, 2020 9:13:33 GMT -5
Billy ran it through a rolling mill with one of the plates he had. Left a half textured half not which was really cool
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 2, 2020 9:44:43 GMT -5
Billy ran it through a rolling mill with one of the plates he had. Left a half textured half not which was really cool I love that texture. It's very you. |
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 3, 2020 6:25:32 GMT -5
Billy ran it through a rolling mill with one of the plates he had. Left a half textured half not which was really cool I love that texture. It's very you. The pattern plate has one side that has the little square holes clogged up with something and at first couldn't figure out why half came out smooth. Another accidental conundrum that looked like we had planned it that way. That Miss Ali sure is good. |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 3, 2020 6:57:15 GMT -5
conundrums & convoluted things happen at Billy's
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