This is part five in a series on how to make a spoon.
Click on the links to see Part one, two,three and four.
The spoon has been polished on the lathe and now it needs to be cleaned in the ultrasonic. The ultrasonic cleaner is a bath of water that uses ultrasound and a cleaning solution to remove any dirt and grease. It does this by agitating the water to get into the difficult areas without damaging or scratching the piece. For this reason it is used for delicate items such as jewellery and optical lens and equipment.
Now that the spoon is nice and clean it just needs to pose for a few photos…
I just came across your blog. I am very interested in all of your posts. Initially I was reading about etching silver, I etch copper and other metals with ferric chloride, but have been wanting to try etching silver. Your writing is so simple and clear. I am enjoying reading it. This spoon is gorgeous.
Kelly,
Glad you’re finding the blog helpful.Let me know if you have any questions on acid etching silver. I hope to do more posts on my own work now that my workshop is nearly finished. Eileen