. Silverwork and jewelery; a text-book for students and workers in metal, by H. Wilson. Gold Neck- sprinkled with water to prevent the lace with cement from sticking. In this case you Pendant y^i\\ pj-ggg ^hg warmed cement on the iron so that you get a level top (fig. ii6). Take the brass model, warm it, and press it into the cement so that ex-actly half remains ex-posed. Smooth thecement down round theedges with a wetted steelspatula. Cool it in water,and when cold take apiece of 22 gold, size 2,anneal it well, and with arounded burnisher pressand rub the gold overthe brass shape. Annealthe g
. Silverwork and jewelery; a text-book for students and workers in metal, by H. Wilson. Gold Neck- sprinkled with water to prevent the lace with cement from sticking. In this case you Pendant y^i\\ pj-ggg ^hg warmed cement on the iron so that you get a level top (fig. ii6). Take the brass model, warm it, and press it into the cement so that ex-actly half remains ex-posed. Smooth thecement down round theedges with a wetted steelspatula. Cool it in water,and when cold take apiece of 22 gold, size 2,anneal it well, and with arounded burnisher pressand rub the gold overthe brass shape. Annealthe gold frequently atfirst, and you will findthe work easier. Whenyou have got the shapevery nearly, warm thegold, and press it firmlyon the cement until it sticks (fig. 117).Now with the point of the burnisheryou can drive the gold into the angles,and finish the shape completely. Re-move the brass mold from the cement,clean it well, and refix it with its other178. face upward. Repeat the burnishing Gold Neck-process with another piece of gold, cut l^^e withaway the surplus metal from the outside Pe^^^with the shears, and file up the edgesuntil the two fit perfectly together (seefig. 115), and boil them out. You will
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