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Solid Gold Chain - Updated		Blog Index
The starting ingot Ugly but solid Categories: Products; Jewelry Word count/read time: 408 words; 2 minutes I selected JPL5 (Jens Pind Linkage 5), the ultimate expression of chainmail and one of the most exquisite weaves, to render in 18k green-yellow gold. The completed item can be found here. It is handmade from the molecular level using eco-friendly, conflict-free, socially responsible, reclaimed precious metals and is certainly one of the nicest and most exquisite JPL5s ever made. This is breathtaking solid gold jewelry with welded links. Compared to a soldered chain, it is stronger, more durable, heirloom quality, smoother, better looking, and uniformly colored without copper, cadmium, zinc, nickel, or other harsh, irritating, or poisonous metals. Hypo-allergenic, silver gives it anti-microbial properties as well. It meets the legal definition of corrosion-resistant, too. Flame-fusing this alloy is more demanding than pure silver but it comes out consistently better if the closures are 110% perfect. As it turns out, the "perfect" closures that work for fusing 0.999 silver were not good enough. Every ring was trued under a loupe before fusing. For me, weave difficulty is often determined by how many failed and melted rings or the length of scrapped chain. A few inches is all it took to get otherworldly, nearly aerospace-quality welds. That wasn't the biggest problem.... Gremlins. I cut most of the coil without incident before the blade broke. Opened a new package and immediately the next three blades canted and ruined several rings with another few excised to purge the drunken cut line. They ruined about 10% of the coil. Never had I seen a defective blade and here was a gross of them! The finished length is ample for any behemoth wrist whether Joe Forearms or Lucy Wrankles (like cankles, but at the wrist). It equally suits both sexes but I'm guessing the ladies will covet it most. The presentation box is as wonderful and enduring as the lustful treasure within. Perhaps this inaugurates my first themed series, the IYHTAITE Collection (If You Have To Ask It's Too Expensive). This gold thing could be addictive. Expect to see much more from the IYHTAITE collection. While I didn't expect to "ever" sell it - didn't really make it for that reason - a few days later it had a new owner. IYHTAITE, and she didn't. That gives me the chance to make another one even better. There's always room for improvement and if you're not moving forward then you're going backwards, resting on your laurels, or becoming stagnant. None of those are acceptable. Posted by M: October 26, 2019 Please email any thoughts or comments regarding this post. Previous Entry  . . . .  Next Entry Comment Section NOTE: Your comments will be included in this section as long as they aren't illegal. This section is censor-free so show me your intelligence or ignorance and everything in between!		2024 Update Those Displays   Fly on the Wall   Greed Won Out   German Silver   Save It for Desert   Toeing the Line   Time for a Redo   USPS Is Broken   Not Enough Space   Jump Ring Stretcher   Nope! That's Not Green   2023 Mandrels   Twistin' the Night Away   A New Batch of Lazy   Industrial Origami   Just a Jig-olo   Seeing Stars   How Much Do I Know?   I'll Believe in AI When...   Making Chain Link Jewelry   I Used the Mother Excuse   I Can't Read   My 200   Jeweler I Am Not   Cuts Like a Knife   Rolling on a...Roller   A Matter of Perspective   Making an Earring   Laser Focused   "Made in the USA"   The Earth Is Flat   Review: Microfold Brake   Mining, Whining, and Pining   Toolbox Upgrade   Jewelry Lies   Spring Back or Jump Ring Ahead   Steel...in Pure Silver?   Food for Thought   Cloudy, Chance of Buttercream   Step It Up   Artist? 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