There is something about the white glow
2018年11月15日 乗り物There is something about the white glow of a silver pendant, which has captivated our senses for long. But there a lot that goes in to the making of a silver pendant. Right from the time that it is brought up from the mine, to the time the silver pendant is sold on the general market.
A silver pendant is made using different techniques, and can often represent the artist’s unique style. One of the traditional methods is to roll the silver out and then a rough shape, which will become the silver pendant, is cut out.
Thereafter the cut piece is pounded out with a mallet to flatten the silver and to temper it. Silver pieces are then pounded over some kind form, which would give the desired shape to silver pendant. Pounded silver gives a unique look because of the marks left by the mallet. Moreover it ensures that each piece is one of a kind, and no other silver pendant will be like yours.
Another traditional method is called casting. In this process the pieces of silver are melted down and then poured into a mold and allowed then to harden. The process involving making the mold is an art form in itself and is generally referred to as the’ lost wax method’. The artist sculpts the soften wax into the desired shape that he/she wishes the finished silver pendant to be in.
Furthermore, it is then placed into another mold, and plaster of Paris is used to encase the wax sculpture, leaving an opening at the top. Once the plaster of Paris has dries, then it is heated up enough to melt the wax within the plaster, leaving the shape of what will be the silver pendant inside.
In the final step, the artist melts the silver and pours the liquid silver into the mold. Once solid, the mold is then broken open and the silver pendant is then removed once it is cool enough to be handled.
These two traditional ways are the most popular ones while making a silver pendant.
A silver pendant is made using different techniques, and can often represent the artist’s unique style. One of the traditional methods is to roll the silver out and then a rough shape, which will become the silver pendant, is cut out.
Thereafter the cut piece is pounded out with a mallet to flatten the silver and to temper it. Silver pieces are then pounded over some kind form, which would give the desired shape to silver pendant. Pounded silver gives a unique look because of the marks left by the mallet. Moreover it ensures that each piece is one of a kind, and no other silver pendant will be like yours.
Another traditional method is called casting. In this process the pieces of silver are melted down and then poured into a mold and allowed then to harden. The process involving making the mold is an art form in itself and is generally referred to as the’ lost wax method’. The artist sculpts the soften wax into the desired shape that he/she wishes the finished silver pendant to be in.
Furthermore, it is then placed into another mold, and plaster of Paris is used to encase the wax sculpture, leaving an opening at the top. Once the plaster of Paris has dries, then it is heated up enough to melt the wax within the plaster, leaving the shape of what will be the silver pendant inside.
In the final step, the artist melts the silver and pours the liquid silver into the mold. Once solid, the mold is then broken open and the silver pendant is then removed once it is cool enough to be handled.
These two traditional ways are the most popular ones while making a silver pendant.
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