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Parent Category: Technical Articles from Journal Back Copies

Category: Technical Articles 2004

“The Daily Grind of an Enameller’s Life”

………………………"No, no, it's a very compact workshop and most enamellers I know are tidy. You've got to be tidy to get good results.

Enamels are jarred, labelled, and on the label information – ‘hard firing, doesn't take acid, doesn't polish well’. Yes, it's in the brain but it's also there on the jars, all my enamels have this information on.”

Phil stores enamel preferably in lump form whenever it is available. Some of his colours may be over 50 yrs old - inherited from his Dad. Colour coded labels show he has it in stock. He still applies his enamels with quills - quills, a good clean rag and tweezers are all he really uses.

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