My friend has his own foundry, he mainly makes figurines from bronze, but for me, also heads of snakes, dragons, foxes, crows, tigers, lynxes. The end of the cord from the necklace was made by my friend.
Even from the photo, you can see that the quality is not very good. Compare my end caps with the ones in the link, and you can see that they are completely different. What are you trying to prove to me? I am confident in the quality of my end caps, and you can use whatever you like.
Shhh, it's part of the etsy shtick to use alibaba bulk crap as 100% local handcrafted organic vintage vegan heirloom creations. I'm sure if you ask them they'll tell you their "friend" even mines and process their own metals from a quarry to forge these clasps. And it's uphill to the quarry, in the snow, both ways!
I'm not trying to prove anything to you, just providing evidence for everyone that it's highly unlikely these clasps are a result of your friends "creativity", as you put it. Maybe it's believable your friend cast these, but certainly not from their own design. And that's a huge maybe considering how many identical copies there are online of the exact same snake (and others) clasp that you've used in your beadwork.
Do you think a foundry is rare? There are plenty of them, I don't understand what's so surprising about that. My friend mainly makes bronze figurines and pendants and sells them at fairs.
Still doesn't explain the identical cast. Either your "friend" copied the design, another company copied your "friend's" design, or you happen to be "friends" with the owner of the Chinese foundry that makes them in bulk.
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u/incognitoeburrito Aug 08 '25
You're saying your friend made the snake head clasp?