Author Archive: Rene Pietersen

Lapidary is an art all to itself with its own rich history, language and literature. the following cannot be comprehensive but attempt to provide some working knowledge as a foundation for further reading anddiscovery. Lapidary, the art of working with…
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Brass, gold and platinum are notoriously hard to darken. One solution is to plate the work with a thin layer of copper which can easily and readily be colored. Because it is so thin this layer will not withstand wear,…
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