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  Last Post by Leszek Kralka
  

  October 17, 2015

  Finishing Cloisonné - by Edmund Massow

  I grind the cloisonné work with an electrical machine with diamond bands until grain 800-1000. Then lapping the enamelled surface with a felt wheel and Cer-oxide. That produce a silk-like surface. After wet cleaning and drying the surface, I warm up t...
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  Last Post by Leszek Kralka
  

  October 17, 2015

  Pin Holes in Cloisonné - - Edmund Massow

   If you after grinding anf refiring have pinholes in the glossy enamel surface, you can't conceal it. In this case, only filling the holes, refiring, grinding, refiring helps.
  
  If you accept a silk-gloss, there are some possibilities.
  
  1) Fill the holes ...
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  Last Post by Leszek Kralka
  

  October 17, 2015

  cloissonie coloring

  hieee.....i previously have been doing cloissonie....i started with doing jus 1 layer of enamel colors withing the wires. then i started doin layer by layer...ie. i used to fill colors once and fire....and again fill colors and fire until i achieve proper...
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  Last Post by Garfield Stinvil
  

  October 3, 2015

  Cloisonné Pages

  Japanese Goldstone
  Goldstone Enamel - was a popular Japanese semi-translucent brown enamel used in cloisonné, with silver or copper particles, or dust embedded in the enamel. It gave a brilliant 3 dimensional…
  AKASUKE -
  AKASUKE is a red J...
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  Last Post by Deleted Member
  

  June 25, 2015

  OPAQUES AND CLOISONNE ON COPPER - SONDRA HIRSSIG

  Hi Everyone,
  Working for the first time with opaques.  Starting a piece that I have questions about.I plan on doing a face where the lines are cloisonne.  I want the backround black.  Recent experiment I used clear on the surface first (copper) then added...
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  Last Post by Deleted Member
  

  June 23, 2015

  Cloisonne - step by step
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  Last Post by Vincent Paeder
  

  May 26, 2015

  Any suggestions for a reliable opaque orange?

  I tested 7 tonight - and I always get a dark line around the wires. I am using copper with Thompson unleaded 1010 as a base. My tests included Thompson unleaded as well as vintage leaded.
  Thanks!
  Cathy
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  Last Post by Deleted Member
  

  February 19, 2015

  Cloisonné wire bending

  Cloisonne wire bending
  
  There are so many different ways to bend wires perfectly for...  moreCloisonne wire bending
  
  There are so many different ways to bend wires perfectly for enamellers.
  
  
  Whether you use round or flat “soft, medium or hard wire, is dependent on what you want to do and your preference. If you want very sharp corners and y...  
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  Last Post by Edmund Massow
  

  February 9, 2015

  grinding for cloisonné

  Could someone please tell me if the enamels used for cloisonné sould be grinded and washed or simply grinded? Also what is the best method, mixing with water or with some kind of adhesive? If so, which one? I do my wet packing with water from the faucet a...
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  Last Post by Deleted Member
  

  July 20, 2011

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