# Melt & Piece Notebook

One pot. One page. If purchased stock entered this pot, this melt is MIXED. Memory is not a record.

## Melt ID
YYYY-MM-DD-letter

## Classification (tick one)
- SEPARATE — field metal only
- MIXED — field + purchased
- PURCHASED STOCK ONLY

## Field metal in
Source note (lawful-ground type). Weight. Form.

## Purchased metal in
What. Stated fineness. Weight.

## Other in the pot
Solder / copper / findings / dirty scrap / nothing else

## Copper on this job
Recycled copper wire used / no copper / not a studio piece

## Out of the pot
Button weight. Loss.

## Assay
None / acid / XRF / lab fire assay. Number. Date.

## Stamp
No quality stamp / 925 / karat / SEPARATE mark only

## Alloy ID
Look of the button. Magnet. Marks on inputs. Test vs look.

## Sentence this melt may wear
- Mixed origin; not field-only
- Entirely field-recovered (SEPARATE + this page)
- Purchased stock; known fineness

## Piece tag
Piece ID / Melt ID / Date / SEPARATE MIXED STOCK / Stamp / Assay / Cu recycled yes no