I couple weeks ago I had posted a photo of a ring (someone else’s giving full credit) in one of my metalsmithing groups on FB asking if anyone knew the technique for setting the stone. One woman reamed me out accusing me of stealing and copying someone else’s work. I don’t think that POV was the general consensus but it was particularly upsetting because people post pics of other people’s work all the time (often uncredited) asking the same kinds of questions or worse, asking how to copy it. I’ve never seen them get called out.

I ended up getting the answer I needed and posted the ring I made, which looked nothing like the one in the picture, just to show that I wasn’t copying this person’s work. Someone just sent me a FB message asking me what was the technique I used and it has me feeling a little pissed. The answer is in the thread, read it. Like how lazy do you have to be to not even read the thread? I’m grateful that someone took the time to give me the answer so I will pass on that bit of generosity but that’s about all I’m giving them cause seriously man.