July 22, 20169 yr My forge is probably not intended for fine silver work, or I am not intended for fine silver work. Either way I am without an anniversary present for my wife. My wife is an avid reader so I thought it would be thoughtful to make her a special bookmark. I order some PMC3 silver clay (Great stuff for people with zero silversmithing skills). rolled it out, embossed it with my special love you saying. Added a couple other things, including our sons' finger prints. I did everything I was supposed to do up to the firing. It was too long to fire on the camp stove as I have done for small things so, me being me said "hey I have I forge". I got the smallest flame I could from one burner. All went fine, got the cherry red I was looking for, kept the piece moving and in less than two minutes I had a bubbling silver mass. Everyday is a learning experience.
July 22, 20169 yr You saved the silver mass I assume? Sounds like Mokume stock to me. Next time bring it to melty red and take it out? And aren't I doing what I gripe about other folk doing, making suggestions without knowing diddly about the material. Don't sweat living on the learning curve when you stop learning is a good time to start worrying or too late to. Frosty The Lucky.
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