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What happens to the Scrap Silver?

June 17, 2020 By Alene Geed Leave a Comment

Scraps of Silver from my Design Process.
Creating Designs using metal components does tend to generate some waste. Jewelry needs to be shaped and finished properly. this means the tiny (or larger) non essential components are cut or sawed off.
I was taught early on that these scraps should NOT be thrown out, but rather saved.
There is a Refinery where the silver or gold scraps can be sent. there they are weighed, processed and reformed into usable wire or sheet metal.
Yes all the metal I purchase IS RECYCLED!

When I first started saving these scraps, i intuitively thought there must be a better use for them. I began experimenting with fusing and found a process that is stunning and fun to create . Plus I can reuse the scrap metal! A Win-Win.

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This is just one of the finished designs created using scrap silver. You can check all more designs here.

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