I am aware of the daggureotype process and have decided not to use it
for the reasons you describe.
> The image is extremely fragile however and would have to be protected
> behind glass in a locket. I just bought one of those, made ca. 1845, a few
> weeks ago.
>
> I'm sure you have my Encyclopedia or Printing, etc. Check Etched
> Daguerreotype, Electro Engraving, Electro Etching, etc.
Actually, I do not. Could you send me a copy? Let's speak more of this
offlist.
> Some people have successfully used laser systems to etched photographic
> images on just about anything. I have received specimens etched on
> plexiglass, wood, and even cement blocks. They can be used as a final image
> or as intaglio plates, etc.
>
> Luis Nadeau
> Fredericton, NB, Canada
The idea here is to produce an image in releif. The inspiration for this
is the look of intaglio printing plates. However this is not meant to
ever be printed in such a way. It is the aesthetic of the intaglio image
itself that is the goal.
In fact the Iwas specifically asked to produce an image on a curved
silver bracelet. Not something that was ever intended to be run through
a press.
This leads me back to my original question: what do i use to etch the
silver? Ferric chloride? Sulphuric acid?
TIA
Sal Mancini