Gyrogami Blog - Precious Metals, Jewelry, Artwork

• "You have no idea what making maille is all about!" - No one can know everything so I suppose this must apply to everyone in some capacity.
• "You only work with silver so you don't know how difficult it is to work with a real metal!" - Actually, I work with all metals. Titanium, spring temper stainless...other than being harder to bend they are the easiest and most forgiving. Realistically, only those who have done exceptional work soldering or welding precious metals could appreciate the ignorance of such a misguided statement.
• "I see plenty of misaligned seams and gaps in your chainmaille!" - My rings are welded and fully seamless so I'm not sure what they're smoking. Au contraire, their decades of experience produced a $450 sterling silver chainmaille bracelet that wasn't soldered or welded, did not have saw-cut rings, wasn't handmade, and was riddled with gaps and misaligned closures.
• "Your stuff is overpriced!" - Overpriced and expensive are two different animals. Given the quality and workmanship of my finished products, the prices are legit. The other chainmail - well, most sellers should pay someone to haul it away it is so bad!
• "You are criticizing people because you are trying to make yourself feel better!" - I don't criticize someone for making low-quality products but will call them out tersely when their words and actions don't match, they're doing illegal stuff, or just plain lying. It's a hard reality these posers must acknowledge but I'm just a messenger.
• "At least people know mine is handmade by looking at it!" - I asked why they used shear-cut rings after they lauded the precision, accuracy, and quality of CNC machines. They preferred ugly, poorly made rings, which they said had character, charm, and fewer sharp edges than saw-cut ones. And fancied bad closures. The generous gashes, gouges, and gaffs caused by their over-zealous nippers and pliers confirmed it. Further, their items weren't even handmade according to the law.
• "No one has ever complained in my (insert any number here) years of making jewelry!!" - Customers generally avoid confrontation so this is to be expected. Even so, what else are these manufacturers supposed to believe, that they are not all that and a cup of tea? That everything they make isn't perfection personified?

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