Amber Listserv / Amberoid

Mon Apr 9 13:42:19 EDT 2007

Hi Susan,

Actually if you know anybody doing any glass-sculpturing go and pay them a
visit, as heating and molding amber works much the same, although it's
slightly more expensive..

The temperatures should be much lower, but for the rest the shaping and
molding is very similar.
I have donated some bits to a friend who is doing glass-blowing, and she mde
some very interesting glass/amber pieces.

Also when using a fast-turning dremel with just a polisher on it will heat
the amber up enough to shape it without burning it.

Hope this helps,

Heyme
www.heyme.nl/amber

Today's Topics:

   1. Amberiod (Amber Shift LLC)
   2. Re: Amberiod (tamber12 at aol.com)

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:40:56 -0400
From: "Amber Shift LLC" <ambershift at susanjacob.com>
Subject: Amber Listserv / Amberiod
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This is my first post to the list. I know most of the discussion
revolves around finding amber and bugs in amber and authenticating
finds, but I was wondering if anyone knew a resource for learning the
process of forming Amber into shapes. I'm designing some jewelry around
amber and I'd like to create beads and such with it, but in formed
shapes. I don't have the time or experience in carving, but I can do
molding and I'd like a reproducible shape anyway. Beyond heating the
amber to 400 degrees Fahrenheit in a vacuum and pushing that through a
120 mesh sieve to form amberoid blocks to work with, I really don't know
what has been done by artisans in the past (and my Polish family has no
roots in the amber business, I'm sorry to say). From that slab (or
chunk), I know how to press it into a mold, but I'd love any other
resources on that too to compare notes. My current process does darken
the Amber a couple of shades. Currently, I can only use chunks of amber
to press, as fusing multiple pieces in the mold provides a very brittle
bond.

No, I'm not planning on using any information for creating imitation
pieces, and I'm not putting plastic bugs into it either. I will be
upfront with my customers as to the fact that the amber is processed
amberoid.

Thank you for any advice in advance.

Susan

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Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:55:49 -0400
From: tamber12 at aol.com
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / Amberiod
To: ambershift at susanjacob.com, amber at ambericawest.com
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Hi Susan,

Thanks for being up front.  One process that comes to mind is using amber
dust.  A friend used to save all his dust and shavings from grinding pieces
into cabochons.  Evidently there can be quite a bit if you do enough
shaping.  Anyway, he sold the dust and shavings to a guy who was going to
press the dust into an amberoid type substance for jewelry.  I don't really
know how that turned out, but perhaps this is one other thing you could
investigate.  Maybe someone here on the list knows the process, or knows if
it produces a good product.  

Tammi

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From: ambershift at susanjacob.com
To: amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 6:40 PM
Subject: Amber Listserv / Amberiod

This is my first post to the list. I know most of the discussion revolves
around finding amber and bugs in amber and authenticating finds, but I was
wondering if anyone knew a resource for learning the process of forming
Amber into shapes. I?m designing some jewelry around amber and I?d like to
create beads and such with it, but in formed shapes. I don?t have the time
or experience in carving, but I can do molding and I?d like a reproducible
shape anyway. Beyond heating the amber to 400 degrees Fahrenheit in a vacuum
and pushing that through a 120 mesh sieve to form amberoid blocks to work
with, I really don?t know what has been done by artisans in the past (and my
Polish family has no roots in the amber business, I?m sorry to say). From
that slab (or chunk), I know how to press it into a mold, but I?d love any
other resources on that too to compare notes. My current process does darken
the Amber a couple of shades. Currently, I can only use chunks of amber to
press, as fusing multiple pieces in the mold provides a very brittle bond.
No, I?m not planning on using any information for creating imitation pieces,
and I?m not putting plastic bugs into it either. I will be upfront with my
customers as to the fact that the amber is processed amberoid.
Thank you for any advice in advance.
Susan
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