Frame opus no: 426
Material: 9 karat gold
Design type: half-rim, with fascia and subframe
Sometimes along comes a custom job that makes me sit up and get extra accurate.
This customer request was for a replica of a discontinued factory-made titanium half-rim frame,
and I realised this was to be a frame made to exacting dimensions.
I wanted the customer to understand I was legally prevented to make a replica,
but that I'd make a frame using my standard technology that looked like the original
and that fitted just as well.
Note that I hadn't met the customer, nor am I likely to during the making of the frame.
I chose 9 karat gold for its colour, strength and relative light-weight compared to other
gold alloys, and after several weeks of trial runs, metal gauge tests, and choosing a suitable
method and procedure, I produced a sterling silver frame no 425, and this gold frame, number 426.
Fabricating the gold eyewire subframe in 9k.
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The fascia is sawn from gold.
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The fascia is joined to the eyewire subframe.
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At some point the lower half of the eyewire
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Standard optical parts are made from nickel alloy,
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Padarms. The completed padarms before dividing them up
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Threading the nylon which will hold the lenses. |
The finished frame. |
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index |
'Schubert' in silver | 'Schubert' in gold | 'Tonto' | 'Slingshots' | replica 402 | 415 | 'Looking Glasses' no 418 | replica 419 | 'Looking Glasses' no 420 | silver 422 |
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