New experiments with enameling on argentium

rondacoryell1584 2012-08-27 09:02:00 UTC #1

I have been experimenting with torch fired enameling on Argentium with fabulous results! Check out the new blog with photos of samples and student's work from the recent workshop at JSI in Torch Fired Enamels:

http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep7zg1

Ronda Coryell
www.jewelrystudiesintl.com

Kelley_Dragon 2012-08-28 08:37:59 UTC #2

Ronda -

Very nice work there! Glad to see more jewelers turning to torch firing their enamels.

The first piece that's being fired in the photos, I can't see a trivet - is the piece supported, or is it flat on the wire screen? If flat, how do you keep the counter enamel from flowing around the screen?

best regards,
Kelley

King_Jamie1 2012-08-28 09:00:17 UTC #3

Rhonda,

I have been experimenting with torch fired enameling on Argentium
with fabulous results! Check out the new blog with photos of
samples and student's work from the recent workshop at JSI in Torch
Fired Enamels

Thanks so much for the update on Argentium Torch fired enamels. Back in 2010 I was torch firing on Argentium 970, with uniformly good success on opaques and good results on most transparents. What I disliked was that AS970 was only available as casting grain, and I was having to make my own sheet.

Then, AS970 became hard to find. Through correspondence with Peter Johns, I found out that AS970 was being replaced with "Argentium Pure" which was a960 alloy and would be appropriate for enameling. Due to its unavailability, I moved on. Now you've mentioned that you're using "Argentium Pro."

Did you ever use "Argentium Pure" or is the alloy "Argentium Pro" the newest iteration? Is "Argentium Pro" available as sheet and wire stock, or only casting grain?

Also, I loved your photos, and am soooo glad that someone is again experimenting with torch firing on AS. Are you having good success with transparents of all colors? What about counter-enamels with the torch? What precautions do you take to avoid burnoff of CE with the torch?

Thanks so much for your work in this area.

Jamie King,
laurasjewelryworkshop.com

Tricia_Tschetter1 2012-08-29 07:58:18 UTC #4

Ronda,

These are simply gorgeous! Thank you for all of the work you have done to bring Argentium(R) to the forefront. When is your next class?

Patricia Tschetter

Lorraine_J 2012-08-29 08:31:18 UTC #5

I have been experimenting with torch fired enameling on Argentium
with fabulous results! http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep7zg1

Holy cannoli, that's beautiful work! Do you travel to give classes?

- Lorraine