matthew.townsley
Elite Cafe Member
Just thought I'd post a ring I did at work, some little progress as I continue to learn.
I have two questions for you folk. When doing a dot punch background, do you hammer so that the bead forms but the area around it mushrooms around it? Or do you hit the punch softer to try to minimise the "mushrooming" so to speak. This is in gold as well.
Second, and unrelated is the word arkansas. I believe it is pronounced "arkansaw"... I was talking to a mate of mine about sharpening stones and he called it an arkanSAS stone, and we were wondering what Americans refer to this stone as. ArkanSAW or ArkanSAS stone? Any takers?
Cheers,
Matt