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March 04, 2011
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Student melting metal on charcoal block
Getting ready to press the molten silver
Students at solder stations working on charcoal casting

Just a warm-up in my first session of Intermediate Silversmithing. We explore the primitive technique of charcoal casting. It is a great way to use up scrap, create some interesting design components while practicing torch handling. Melting metal is a good way to learn timing, a skill that is important when later applied to soldering.

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