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Gold Powder: Gold Leaf Ground in Honey and Washed Out
Gold leaf and its scraps become a fine powder when ground with honey in a mortar. Wash the honey out in hot water, let the gold settle, pour off and repeat, then dry it. With a drop of gum arabic the powder becomes shell gold paint.
The picture: our diagram, grinding, washing, dry powder.
Beginner
A day with settling
Instructions
1
1
Grind
Grind
Put gold leaf scraps and a little honey in the mortar and grind them together until no flakes show.
Materials for this step:
Gold Leaf25 piecesTools needed:
Honey
Mortar and Pestle2
2
Wash out the honey
Wash out the honey
Scrape the paste into a bowl of hot water and stir. Let the gold settle, then pour off the water.
Tools needed:
Small Glass Bowl
Large Cooking Pot
Water3
3
Repeat
Repeat
Add clean hot water, stir, settle and pour off several times until no honey remains.
Tools needed:
Small Glass BowlWater4
4
Dry and keep
Dry and keep
Leave the gold to dry, then scrape it into a small jar.
Tools needed:
Glass Jar
Balance Scale5
5
Leaf to powder
Leaf to powder
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