How to get Gold Flakes from a bar?

[Unhindered]

Hi guys, bit of a strange one! I just can't think how to get gold flakes or shavings from a bar of gold? Bit of a strange request from a customer at work and the master goldsmith is ill, just can't think off the top of my head how to do it! Any tools you recommend?

[ps_bond]

Scraper? Graver?
What size?

[medusa]

you can buy gold flakes on ebay.

[Dennis]

Use a grater.

[Goldsmith]

Might be a silly question but what do you need gold flakes for? I have been a master goldsmith for 46 years and have never used gold flakes on a job. When I Googled the uses of gold flakes, most were for cooking, perhaps whatever job you need to complete could be achieved with these from Amazon; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edible-Genui.../dp/B004CJSD54.


James

[ps_bond]

All I could think of was assay.

[Unhindered]

What I did in the end was rolled it as thin as I could, then cut it up with snips and hammered slightly! It wasn't as good as I hoped it would look but the customer must have been happy as I didn't get it back!


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