Sharon ScaliseMichele,
I was thinking about the stippling texture - and if you don't have a Gravermax then you might be able to get a simular effect with a tiny customized polished-tipped bit/burr used in a hammer handpiece.
It's not hard to make custom chasing tools... moreMichele,
I was thinking about the stippling texture - and if you don't have a Gravermax then you might be able to get a simular effect with a tiny customized polished-tipped bit/burr used in a hammer handpiece.
It's not hard to make custom chasing tools from nails and custom bits/burrs from old worn out burrs - you just have to cut/break or file off the ends of burrs or file the ends of the nails and with a diamond bur cut in to or with a file shape and file the tips in the desired design and then polish the stamping end well with rubber wheels. I have made all sorts of chasing tools and bits.
Sharon ScaliseThank you for Michele glad that you like it.
The "Stairs Path" were done by sawing out and texturing a pieces of 18 or 20 gauge Sterling, and chasing the lines in with a custom made chasing tool and then filing them a bit more until they seemed to give... moreThank you for Michele glad that you like it.
The "Stairs Path" were done by sawing out and texturing a pieces of 18 or 20 gauge Sterling, and chasing the lines in with a custom made chasing tool and then filing them a bit more until they seemed to give an "Ideal" of a "Winding Stair Way" or "Stepped Pathway". That "Path" theme has to do with my imagery of "Pathways" in our lives. I then soldered them onto the main sheet of the "Body" of the enamel item and file them more to get the desired effect..
The little texture marks on the "Body" of the piece I refer to it as stippling, (texturing with a custom made bit - like many tiny ball pinesmarks) This type of stippling has also been the "signature texture" of several of my enamel jewelry styles "The Universal Pathways" and "Rivers" and "Souls" themes for around 20 years now.
The stippling is done with a small customized BIT/BURR tip striking the metal many many many times. To do this I use a Pneumatic Hammer - the one I use is the GRAVERMAX with Compressed Air from a Compressor.
A Pneumatic Hammer like the GRAVERMAX is a wonderful tool, it is a commitment in cost to buy it and the attachments and a compressor. It's a great piece of equipment to have in your shop if you are doing a lot of stone setting, and a lot of texturing, and engraving. It took some practice to learn to use it.
If you don't have a Gravermax you could try using a tiny tiny tiny ball pine and hammering it.
Warm Regards
Sharon
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