Making a necklace FROM OLD GOLD

My clients old gold, ready to be melted down
My client's old gold, ready to be melted down
Melting - the temperature at which gold melts is 1064 degrees C
Melting - the temperature at which gold melts is 1064 degrees C
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The melted gold, ready to be worked on
The gold hardens as it is stretched and needs to be re-heated to soften it for further work
The gold hardens as it is stretched and needs to be re-heated to soften it for further work
The rings are being sawn apart
Soon the gold will be the right shape...
Forming the rings
Forming the rings
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The rings are being sawn apart
Flattening the rings
Flattening the rings
Highly polished and matt surfaces create beautiful contrasts
Highly polished and matt surfaces create beautiful contrasts
Creating the right surface
Creating the right surface
Necklace finished!
Finished!