Quick Tips and Tools for Finishing Silver Clay Pieces 

Thank you so much!

@@she3po945 Ok good! Thank you for letting me know 💙

Thank you! It is, indeed, a learning curve. They can be so different from one another. I'm doing the same right now with base metals. Such variety.

It sure does. Good to hear you've had the same experience.

I knew to polish as much as possible before firing, but never thought to burnish as part of that process, really excited with this brilliant idea, thank you

Appreciate your note, glad they feel helpful!

I'm glad you found it helpful!

I'm glad, and thanks for letting me know

Quite welcome!

Hi! Love to hear it! First, I just want to say that in order to share the answer to this question and so many others, I filled my video course with info about how I work and other best practices (linked in bio). The comment length answer to your question is that when I run the kiln, there are usually many pieces inside and so I run a fan, and when I torch one piece I don't worry about it. The smoke is non-toxic, but it is smoke, so use your judgment about what's right for you to breathe. It's not like soldering when ventilation is important. It's also important to protect yourself when you polish, as silver dust can (and does) enter the air around you.

@@BlueDotJewelry I will have to take a look at your course!! Thanks for the quick run down though. I will mask and not try to be too messy when working with silver dust.

Good! And wash your hands :) @@saltybuns

There is a steel version! I haven't used it, but I know of someone who exclusively uses it.