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March 03, 2007
Being productive at the torch...
I've had a great couple of days at the torch, I've made over 100 beads which I used to do all the time way back in the day, but haven't done lately...I feel kinda guilty when I sit at the torch for 8 hours at a time - when I see things that need to be done around the house, but the past two days I've just blocked it all out and worked...and now I have 8 bracelets on my dresser and I feel pretty good...
Today I've got a class in the afternoon and so I doubt I'll get anything done at the torch...but ya never know...
Winter has blown back into town, its chilly and we need coats again...still, ya'll are dealing with much worse than I am, so hang in there and stay warm...keep knitting more mittens and hats...!
I just watched how gold chains are made on "How It's Made"...fascinating...they take loads of gold pellets, mix with copper and brass (the ratios depends on whether it is 14K or 18K) and melt those suckers into large rods that are pulled into tiny tiny fine gold wire..then machines cut and loop them together to form various styles of chain...I've seen handmade chain being made, and I've done a bit of that myself, but I've never seen those tiny fine gold chains being produced...I love that show! (I also saw how lawnmowers were made - very cool indeed)...I love manufacturing plants...
Posted by Donner at March 3, 2007 09:45 AM