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Alabastrite
Stoneware
Jade Porcelain
Gold
Pearl
Gypsum
Frosted Acrylic
Bone China
Diamond
Porcelain
Patchwork
Sterling Silver
Cubic Zircon
Gemstones
Hong Tze
Dolomite
Alabastrite
Alabastrite is BHB's product line name for
polyresin items. Alabastrite is a stone-based
material which can be intricately molded
producing great detail, and will allow paint to
adhere. These items may be cleaned by dusting,
however, they should not be washed with water as
they are painted with water soluble paints.
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Bone China
White clay with bone ash added. Bone ash content
must be at least 25% by U. S. guidelines. Fired
at 1800 degrees. The translucent material is
finished with a glaze or under glaze (matte).
Lighter, stronger, more expensive than
porcelain.
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Porcelain
Fine ground white clay, molded and fired in an
oven for eight hours at 1200 degrees. Finished
with a glazed, under glazed, or "bisque" finish.
Glazing produces a high gloss; under glaze
produces a matte finish. Bisque is a matte
finish without glaze. After finishing, the item
is "cooked" for six hours at 800 degrees.
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Jade
Porcelain
Jade porcelain is a type of porcelain made with
a finer clay. Usually no glaze or only a
colorless glaze will be applied at the final
firing to show off the very smooth surface and
to preserve the translucency. Example: 27112.
Jade Porcelain is used for night lights because
of its high degree of translucency when lit.
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Stoneware
White clay with fine ground stone. Working with
stoneware demands great expertise, and is in
fact becoming a lost art. Stoneware is safe to
use in microwave and conventional ovens.
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Patchwork
Items
Unique fabric or paper prints are applied to the
surface of porcelain, dolomite or polyresin
items. After application, 12 layers of lacquer
are added and the item is hand polished to a
high gloss between each layer.
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Cubic
Zircon
The most successful simulated diamond.
Properties such as refraction, hardness, and
specific gravity are remarkably similar to
diamonds. Example: 27432. Cubic zirconia are
very hard to distinguish from diamonds;
sometimes a jewelers loop will be needed to see
the difference.
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Diamond
Extremely hard, highly refractive colorless or
white crystalline of carbon. Diamonds, like all
gemstones, are judged in terms of Carats, or
weight (different from Karats, as in gold
purity).
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Gold
The ultimate precious metal. Virtually
indestructible, amazingly malleable, doesn't
rust or tarnish. Graded by purity; in the U.S. a
scale of 24 is used, so 24 Karats (24K) is 100%
pure. 18K is 18 parts gold and 6 parts alloy
(other metals), and so on. 10K is the legal
minimum for Karat-graded gold. The word "Plumb"
indicates the exact purity of the piece.
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Gemstones
Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and amethysts, often
treasured as birthstones, fall under the
category of gemstones. (Birthstones are listed
in the back of your WOP catalog.) Gemstones are
priced and graded by Carat weight
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Pearl
A smooth, lustrous, variously-colored deposit
formed around a grain of sand in the shell of a
certain mollusk. Pearls may be formed naturally
or "cultured" through an artificial implanting
process.
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Sterling Silver
To qualify as "sterling" a given piece must be
composed of a least 92.5% pure silver.
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Hong Tze
To closely emulate a special stone found in
China which is known for its deep red color,
these items are created using an alabastrite
polyresin. Hong Tze pieces are highly polished,
further bringing out the intense, deep red
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Frosted
Acrylic
Acrylic items are given the French Lilac
process, (used on glass), to achieve the
distinctive frosted look. Example: 27205. The
drama of frosted glass without the weight.
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Gypsum
Gypsum is a white mineral which is usually used
to make Plaster of Paris.
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Dolomite
A magnesia-rich, sedimentary rock resembling
limestone, dolomite is either gray, pink or
white in color.
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