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<p>[QUOTE="User 67, post: 14526, member: 67"]I still think it is an old intaglio plate. The close up makes it look more like copper enameling, I think a close examination would reveal what it is. If so there seems to be a lot of black enamel in the etched parts that came through to the levels above.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did copper enameling in HS, I know temps high enough to melt glass will also melt wax. But that was so long ago I forget what the medium was called that we used to protect the edges, I called it wax but it was some kind of composite, and it burned off but still protected the edges somehow. One kid neglected to use it and he got chewed out because his piece stuck to the kiln, that's all I remember. And the glass enamel does migrate on the copper, as evidenced by the close-ups if this is in fact copper enameling.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think my mom still has the necklace I made, unless she sold it in a garage sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="User 67, post: 14526, member: 67"]I still think it is an old intaglio plate. The close up makes it look more like copper enameling, I think a close examination would reveal what it is. If so there seems to be a lot of black enamel in the etched parts that came through to the levels above. I did copper enameling in HS, I know temps high enough to melt glass will also melt wax. But that was so long ago I forget what the medium was called that we used to protect the edges, I called it wax but it was some kind of composite, and it burned off but still protected the edges somehow. One kid neglected to use it and he got chewed out because his piece stuck to the kiln, that's all I remember. And the glass enamel does migrate on the copper, as evidenced by the close-ups if this is in fact copper enameling. I think my mom still has the necklace I made, unless she sold it in a garage sale.[/QUOTE]
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