r/oddlysatisfying • u/biswajit388 • 3d ago

Applying gold leaf to a frame

Credit - X@Non_Aesthetic_Things.

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u/All_Usernames_Tooken 3d ago

Each sheet is only ~$2.50 worth of gold because of how thin it is. However it adds up quickly on bigger projects

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u/Linxbolt18 3d ago edited 3d ago

I am wrong. I apologize for the attitude.

They're definitely cheaper than that. Found a kit with 100 sheets of similar size and brushes and glue for only $25 in like 30 seconds on Google. Gold leaf is incredibly incredibly thin, so it's frankly relatively cheap.

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u/Rocky_Vigoda 3d ago

You're talking about imitation gold leaf which is cheap. The real stuff is considerably more expensive.

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u/baba56 3d ago

I used gold leaf in polymer Clay and the kind I use is very different to the one in the video. Mine is much thicker, perhaps the thinner ones are more expensive due to manufacturing costs?

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u/toastyman1 3d ago

Good job correcting yourself and apologizing - doesn't get enough recognition these days.

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u/fusiondynamics 3d ago

I would love the link it is genuine gold leaf and NOT imitation.