Hyperactivated Pickle; a jeweler's wet dream

Jeweler's have secret lusts that most people would find odd.... is it wrong or unnatural to get shivers down my spine when gazing at a drop-forged steel anvil? or feel my pulse quicken at the thought of a Cavallin Rolling mill? I think not. Well one of the things that fills me with joy is tips and tricks to make my work easier. Most American jeweler's use sparex to "pickle" (clean) their metal which is commonly thought of as an acid, but is in fact a salt. In Europe, I'm told, they still use alum which is the origin of the term "pickle" because alum is an ingredient in cucumber pickles. Hyperactivated pickle is made by adding hydrogen peroxide to sparex pickle and it becomes a magical liquid that removes the copper scale that sometimes occurs when heating brass and the gray firescale that occurs on silver. And like the sexy mofo that it is, the hyperpickle caresses the metal all over making it look and feel beautiful. I bet from the title of this blog you thought be much naughtier and far less educational, huh? sorry... i'm just a big metalsmithing nerd.

Yelp!

Hey friends and fans,
We just got on Yelp.com a great customer review site. If you're on vacation you can search online all the cool places to go. Or it's really awesome if you have a smartphone and you're in an area you're not familiar with you could just search (par example) "shopping" in "Nyack, NY" and it'll show all the shops and what people think of them. So please darlings, go to http://www.yelp.com/biz/torch-song-metals-nyack and tell the world how you feel about us! you know we love y'all!
xoxo- em & ash

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Hey folks,
Traditionally, St. Patricks Day is a day of celebrating Irish pride, drinking until you can't see, and of course buying boatloads of jewelry.... ok.... maybe I made that last part up, but I still think it's an excellent idea :) So have fun friends, try not to puke green and remember- if ya need a little luck Ashley makes some sweet enameled shamrock necklaces. Sláinte!

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This is a blog for the fabulous Torch Song Metals Jewelry shop, located in Nyack, NY. We specialize in artisan, tattoo and custom designed and inspired jewelry. Nearly everything is handmade by us or local jewelers.

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