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michellerobison -
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 7:09pm
shakudo New to art metals and love the wonderful work. OMG ! Been looking for almost an hour.I sculpt in a variety of mediums ,but am mainly involved in jewelry making. I do fabricating for hand made eyewear and casting for other jewelry items.I'm looking for information on casting in shakudo. I've tried to black rhodium plate my pieces to get that look but it wears off eventually.... Is it available in casting grain? Can I use shakudo rod cut into smaller bits to cast? How hard would it be to alloy my own shakudo? Here's a link to it. http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL816/405736/21215868/362098674.jpg  shakudo
michellerobison -
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 7:40pm
That's what I was afraid of. I was also wanting to avoid people having metallergic reactions to the copper or having it turn their skin or clothing. I wouldn't want to limit someone's enjoyment to wear a piece if it turns on them. That's why I opted for the palladium 950,no tarnishing or metallergic reactions to it ,then plated it with the black rhodium.  Shakudo
visitor -
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 10:30am
It must be cast like copper. Traditionally you melt the alloy under a layer of crushed charcoal and pour it out from underneath. I have noticed that high spots/edges will rub down but then re-reacts with body oils and re-darkens somewhat. Huh?
visitor -
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 10:32am
This response deleted by moderator because it did not meet our guidelines for posting. Moderator Shakudo rings.
visitor -
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 5:43pm
We are making rings out of Shakudo, what we do is line the inside of the shank with 18k gold. Works great, strengthens the ring and no metal to skin reaction.  ??? noobs ???
PfredoP -
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 1:45pm
...a community should be accepting - just a thought...welcome. we can never know it all...  I don't know how that
Rich Waugh -
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 2:10pm
I don't know how that previous (and now unpublished) smart-assed response got past me, Pfredo. I don't generally allow comments from visitors that show such deliberate attempt to demean someone. I've unpublished that remark as it serves no constructive purpose - thanks for noticing it! Rich Waugh |
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Shakudo
Michelle, Welcome to the forum.
The black color will also rub off in high spots even if you cast it in shakudo. The dark color of the shakudo is a surface treatment and it also has the dissadvantage of turning your skin green since it is mostly copper. I do not wish to discourage you. Shakudo is a wonderful alloy and if you wish to get the plumb blue color that is so desirable, you will need to follow rather precise proceedures and use chemicals to turn the pink alloy to black.
Best,
Fred
Fred Zweig
Metalsmith