In a message dated 4/4/2003 5:18:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, losgatos@ix.netcom.com writes:
> When I was growing up, the term "enameling" actually meant something like
> glass-firing onto a metal base...in effect fusing the glass to the metal
> substrate. A familiar type of "enameling" with this definition would be
> "cloisonne."
>
Main Entry: porcelain enamel Function: noun Date: 1883 : a fired-on opaque glassy coating on metal (as steel) <A HREF="http://www.m-w.com/about/copyrite.htm">© 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated</A>
Check out Raleigh's idea of enameling:
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Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA