Cloyce pulling the wire
Cherly Osburn at the wheel
Cloyce Miller at the furnace
Crucible
Melting silver
Carol Wiser, JoAnn Schultz, Anita Sharples
Carol Wiser ready to roll
Donna at the furnace
What do you do with old sterling jewelry or leftover pieces? Melt it down and make it into wire or disks to fashion something new!
Carol Wiser taught this process to several members of the Lapidary Club. The sterling is melted in a crucible inside a fire brick furnace using a torch. It is then run through a rolling mill until the desired shape and thickness is achieved. What warm fun!