{"id":4834,"date":"2012-02-22T20:10:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T04:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:36:28","slug":"old-pearl-grey-steel-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/22\/old-pearl-grey-steel-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Pearl Grey Steel is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upon request by several customers, <a href=\"http:\/\/store.artinsilver.com\/pegrst50gr.html\">Pearl Grey Steel<\/a> (not XT), which was discontinued at the beginning of the year, is back on the shelves and available on my Online Store.<\/p>\n<p>This type of steel is best used in a mixed metal piece because of its lower shrinkage rate. It is especially recommended for gradient surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4835\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-bird.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-bird-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4835\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-bird-263x300.jpg 263w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-bird.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4836\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Gradients.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Gradients-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gradients\" title=\"Gradients\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Gradients-260x300.jpg 260w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Gradients.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4837\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Mokume-gane-bird.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Mokume-gane-bird-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mokume-gane Bird\" title=\"Mokume-gane Bird\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Mokume-gane-bird-283x300.jpg 283w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Mokume-gane-bird.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4838\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Ocean-View.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Ocean-View-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean View\" title=\"Ocean View\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Ocean-View-233x300.jpg 233w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Ocean-View.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4839\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Gradient.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Gradient-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gradient\" title=\"Gradient\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4839\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Gradient-227x300.jpg 227w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/t-Gradient.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over the past few days, I tried over and over to make this last piece using the other steel clays, but with no success. I would like to thank Susan Weirather for alerting me to this problem and for her patience and perseverance while trying to solve it. <\/p>\n<p>Projects for this type of gradient surface can be found in my book <a href=\"http:\/\/store.artinsilver.com\/cosopaofcoin.html\">Patterns of Color in Metal Clay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that Pearl Grey Steel (I am <strong>not<\/strong> referring to XT) is not as strong as Quick-fire Steel XT and Pearl Grey Steel XT when the Pearl Grey Steel is fired on its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon request by several customers, Pearl Grey Steel (not XT), which was discontinued at the beginning of the year, is back on the shelves and available on my Online Store. This type of steel is best used in a mixed metal piece because of its lower shrinkage rate. It is especially recommended for gradient surfaces. 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