Watch “An Assistant Preps Gold Sheets For Marino’s Hammering”
By Craftsmanship Magazine
This video is a supplement to The World’s Greatest Goldbeater
One way Marino evaluates gold leaf is to look at it against the light. Pure gold transmits green rays; highly alloyed gold with silver transmits pale violet rays.
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