{"id":1931,"date":"2013-02-20T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1931-3d-printed-sterling-silver-ancient-dragon-skull-pendant.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:48:46","slug":"3d-printed-sterling-silver-ancient-dragon-skull-pendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printed-sterling-silver-ancient-dragon-skull-pendant","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed Sterling Silver Ancient Dragon Skull Pendant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we&nbsp;introduced <a href=\"\/materials\/silver\">Sterling Silver<\/a> to our material catalog we have seen a lot of beautiful 3D printed jewelry in the Shapeways gallery making the most of the beautiful material. &nbsp;Our Sterling Silver is first printed in wax then cast in silver using traditional techniques so in the end you have pure Sterling Silver in a standard or glossy finish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out this&nbsp;3D Printed Sterling Silver<a href=\"\/model\/905877\/\"> <\/a> which shows the beautiful, crisp details and shine of the glossy finish. &nbsp;Sometimes with the standard finish you will still see build lines in the silver from the process of 3D printing the wax for the silver. 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