Also - for those that are spoiled by the old silver prices - the daily silver chart is below - and as you can see, the old days are GONE - silver is twice as much now as it was 2 years ago, so my work has to reflect that - not something I like, but something simple economics has made mandatory!
I am also doing more work in gold filled wire of late, and many have asked what that is - please see below for an explanation courtesy of
www.wire-sculpture.com:
Gold-filled wire, sometimes called rolled gold; appropriate for all types of jewelry and for most people will last their entire lifetime without showing signs of wear. It is made by forming a tube of gold and filling the tube with a base metal, usually jeweler's brass. The gold content is 5% or 1/20th if the total wire. Gold filled wire for jewelry offers an affordable, durable choice at a fraction of the cost of solid karat gold.
All gold filled wire I use is 14/20 - which means 14k gold at 1/20th of the wire.
Care for is just as you would any other jewelry as it is quite durable.
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