 December 2011 |
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The Holidays Are Here
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It's that time of year again... the stores are packed, holiday music is playing everywhere you go, and people are rushing around for last minute gifts. Do yourself a favor this year and shop for a little bling this season. Who wouldn't love to unwrap something sparkly?
Not in need of any new body jewelry? How about a good book to curl up with next to the fire on those cold winter nights? Check out Jim Ward's Running the Gauntlet. Full of photographs and inside stories about the modern body piercing movement, you will truly know your history when you have finished this engaging book. If you order through Anatometal, your copy will be signed by Jim Ward himself! Would we ever steer you wrong?
Holidays, of course, are not just about gifts - they are about family and friends as well. We consider each and every one of you a part of our Anato family and wish you the happiest of holidays this year. It doesn't matter what you celebrate or if you don't celebrate anything at all, take some time to be with the people you love and spread some cheer. See you guys in 2012!
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These are a few of our favorite things...
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- Polaris Eyelets - Made in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold: 1/2" - 3/4" (more sizes coming soon). The Polaris Insert can be cast in solid 18k gold, silver, and bronze or can be machined from ASTM F-138 stainless steel and ASTM F-136 titanium. Available in single or double flare. Choose from almost any of our faceted and cabochon gems to be set in this design; see our Gems/Metals section on our main site for full selection.
- Eyebrow Curves - Available in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold; 16ga. Made with one self-locking end and one fixed end with a forward facing gem; almost of any of our faceted or opal cabochon stones can be set in this style (single or double gemmed).
- Threaded Flowers - Available in ASTM F-136 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold; 16ga and 14ga. Choose from almost any of our faceted stones to be set in our Threaded Flowers; 1.5mm or 2.0mm gems.
- Sinflower Earrings -  The post of our Sinflower Earrings is made in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, or solid 18k gold. The Sinflower itself is cast in solid 18k gold, silver, or bronze. Almost any of our faceted or cabochon stones can be set in this style. Come with your choice of titanium Butterfly Back or clear Silicon Back to hold securely in lobe.
- Gold Flower Navel Curve -  Cast in solid 18k gold (white or yellow); 14ga. A great addition to any collection! Almost any of our faceted stones can be set in this piece: see our Gems/Metals section on our main site for full selection. Genuine gemstones available upon request.
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Meet Anatometal
|  We know how much you love your Anatometal and what it stands for: handcrafted right here in the USA, made with only the highest quality materials. There is so much that goes into each piece as it moves from our machine shop, to the polishing room, to the gold room, through quality assurance, packaging, and to our shipping department. We thought you would like to get to know the people who make that Gemmed Eyelet, Heart Navel Curve, and Nostril Screw possible! In the coming months, we will be invading all the departments here at Anatometal Headquarters and bringing our hard workers right to you!
This month we bring you...
From The Gold Room, meet Saul!
Anatometal: What do you do here at Anatometal?
Saul: I work in the Gold Room, the whole Gold Room. I do a little bit of everything from stone setting to polishing; the whole nine yards.
Anatometal: How long have you worked for Anatometal?
Saul: I have worked at Anatometal since 2000, so what is that? Like 11 years.
Anatometal: What is your favorite piece that Anatometal makes?
Saul: The Eyelets, all of them. They are all different and every customer has different taste. You can tell a little about each person the jewelry is for by what they pick and how they put it together.
Anatometal: Tell us three things about yourself.
Saul: Oh my goodness... Three things? This is hard for me...
Tony: Drops into the interview I can tell you a few things, Saul is a perfectionist and he makes every pierce of jewelry like he is making it for his own mother.
Saul: These are both true. I also really like working at Anatometal. I do something different every day. I enjoy what I do.
Anatometal: Ninjas or Pirates?
Saul: Pirates, because I like their costumes.
Thanks for letting us get to know you a bit Saul! Who will be featured next month? Be sure to check back to find out!
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Gold Explained
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Gold has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history. In fact, gold standards have been the most common basis for monetary policies throughout human history, and it was not until the late twentieth century that it was replaced with fiat money (money that has a value only because of government regulation or law). When paper money was first introduced, it was typically a receipt redeemable for gold coin or bullion.
Valued in many societies throughout the ages, how we perceive gold has not changed much over the years. Think of how great achievements are often rewarded with gold in the form of medals or trophies; even the Nobel Peace Prize is made of gold. Aristotle in his ethics used gold symbolism when referring to what is now commonly known as the "golden mean". Similarly, gold is associated with perfect or divine principles, such as in the case of the "golden ratio". Gold is also associated with the wisdom of aging and fruition: our latter years are considered the "golden years", and the height of a civilization is referred to as a "golden age". Even in popular culture gold holds many  connotations but is most generally connected to terms which mean good or great, as in the phrases: "has a heart of gold", "that's golden!", "then you're golden!" and "golden boy". It also still holds its place as a symbol of wealth and through that, in many societies, success.
Besides its widespread monetary and symbolic functions, gold has many practical uses in fields such as dentistry and electronics. Its high malleability, ductility, resistance to corrosion and conductivity of electricity have led to many uses of gold: electric wiring, colored-glass production and even gold leaf eating to name few. Au on the periodic table, gold is a chemical element with an atomic number of seventy-nine. Gold is the most malleable of all metals; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter! Chemically, it is unaffected by air, moisture and most other corrosive reagents, which makes it well suited for use in coins,jewelry and as a protective coating on other, more reactive, metals. However, it is not chemically inert.
Whereas most other pure metals are gray or silvery white, gold is yellow. This color is determined by the density of loosely bound electrons. Common colored gold alloys (a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements) such as rose gold can be created by the addition of various amounts of copper and silver. Alloys containing palladium or nickel are also important in commercial jewelry as these produce white gold alloys. Less commonly, the addition of manganese, aluminium, iron, indium and other elements can produce more unusual colors of gold for various applications.
Because of the softness of pure gold, it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness, melting point, color and other properties. Alloys with lower caratage, typically 22k, 18k, 14k or 10k, contain higher percentages of copper, or other base metals in the alloy. Karat is the unity of purity for gold alloys which is measured as twenty-four times the purity by mass. Therefore, 24-Karat gold is pure, 18-Karat gold is eighteen parts gold six parts another metal, 12-Karat gold is twelve parts gold twelve parts another metal, etc.
 | Gold Price History 1960 - 2011
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Like other precious metals, gold is measured by troy weight and by grams. The price of gold is determined through trading in gold and derivatives markets, but a procedure known as the Gold Fixing in London, which originated in 1919, provides a daily benchmark price to the industry. The afternoon fixing was introduced in 1968 to provide a price when US markets are open. Since April 2001 the gold price has more than quintupled in value against the US dollar, hitting a new all-time high of $1,913.50 on August 23, 2011.
Because gold is mined, there is a limited amount to ever be found. However, most of the gold used in manufactured goods, jewelry, and works of art is eventually recovered and recycled. Thus there is little true consumption of new gold in the economic sense; the stock of gold remains essentially constant (at least in the modern world) while ownership shifts from one party to another. One estimate is that 85% of all the gold ever mined is still available in the world's easily recoverable stocks, with 15% having been lost, or used in non-recyclable industrial uses.
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Fan photo of the month
| We get so many great pictures every week of our fans wearing their Anatometal, we thought this would be a great place to show em' off! If you would like our Anatoworld to see your bling, post your pictures to our Facebook page, submit them to our Tumblr page or email them to heather.anatometal@gmail.com. We can't wait to see them!
Made just for our favorite Lizard Man: ASTM F-136 titanium Spikes, anodized green for use in his act!
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Thank you guys for joining us once again and participating in all the fun we have here with the newsletter, on Facebook, Tumblr, and all over the web! Happy holidays everyone, see you in the new year! <3 <3 <3
Sincerely,
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Your friends at Anatometal
Questions? Comments? Please send them to heather.anatometal@gmail.com. If you know someone who will enjoy this publication as much as you do, don't hesitate to pass it along.
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