If gold is the king of metals , and silver the lunar metal ,does that make platinum the emperor? and if so what sort of lofty title is fit for a metal such as Titanium ? Regardless of your answer this much I can tell you , Titanium is my personal favourite of all the metals!
A challenging medium to work with ,
gravers will all but shatter upon contact if not used just right.
The life of other tooling such as saw blades , drill bits ,and abrasives can be described as short at best.
On top of that it must be hot forged in order to properly bend , form or shape .
Despite this, I find something very satisfying about working with this glorious element.
I present here for you , the reward for some of my efforts - a pair of earrings that I have
Enjoy,
Ray
Hand Engraved and Fabricated by Ray o. Hyder - 2010
13.5mm x 17.5mm x 1.6mm
2.2 gr total wt.
6AL-4V Titanium Alloy with 14k gold posts
( 6AL- stands for 6% Aluminium and 4V- for 4% Vanadium )
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