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CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY 6

Giacomo

Coral brooch, 18kt, hollow.

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-08

CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY 5

Giacomo

Coral brooch, 18kt , hollow .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-08

Tanzanite Ring Part Three

daveandmarigold

Setting stones in tanzanite ring.

Added by: daveandmarigold
Tags: Stone setting:Polishing:fabrication.
Date: 2012-02-07

CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY 4

Giacomo

Coral btooch . 18kt , hollow .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-03

CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY 3

Giacomo

Coral btooch , 18kt , hollow .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-03

CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY 2

Giacomo

Coral brooch , 18kt , hollow .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-03

CORAL AND LITTLE FAIRY

Giacomo

Coral brooch , 18k , hollow .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fairy nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-02-02

A Modified Tool to Bezel-Set Round Faceted Stones

GIA

This jewelry bench tip is a follow-up to “Using a Split Mandrel for Finishing Fabricated Round Bezels,” which showed you how to modify a standard split mandrel to make an effective holding device to finish several fabricated bezels of the same dimensions. The same split mandrel can also be adapted into an efficient tool for setting multiple round faceted stones into those bezels.

Added by: GIA
Tags: tools, stone setting
Date: 2012-01-30

How to Sharpen a Twist Drill

GIA

This installment will teach you how to sharpen the cutting edges of a fine twist drill. There are different styles of twist drill tips, but this example features a chisel tip. Let’s begin with a look at its anatomy.

Added by: GIA
Tags: tools, drills
Date: 2012-01-29

How to Make Spiral-Cut Rubber Molds

GIA

In this installment we present a mold cutting technique called a spiral cut, which is designed to facilitate the successful release of a cage-like wax model from a mold.

Added by: GIA
Tags: mold, casting
Date: 2012-01-29

Avoid Stone Loss with Quality Assurance Benchmarks

GIA

Stone loss can be avoided. Inspecting each piece and comparing it against established benchmarks for signs of vulnerability in normal wear gives the jeweler/manufacturer an opportunity to address potential problems before jewelry is offered for sale. Adopting consistent task-specific benchmarks encourages sound design and good workmanship, assuring the quality of jewelry for the consumer....

Added by: GIA
Tags: stone setting, QA
Date: 2012-01-29

CORAL & ANGELFISH 6 - final

Giacomo

Coral brooch , 18k white and yellow gold , tube frame , plique a jour enameling .

Added by: Giacomo
Tags: Coral brooch gold jewelry fish nature design art skill jewelry goldsmithing art handmade birds details unique
Date: 2012-01-29

Tool Time Tuesday - Let Your Tools Do The Work

melissamuir

Jewelry Artist and Teacher, Melissa Muir, demonstrates the importance of using the proper speed with some of your studio power tools, such as the flexshaft and drill press/nFor more great tips, visit my blog: http://design.kcjewelbox.com

Added by: melissamuir
Tags: MelissaMuir, DrillPress, Flexshaft, DrillBit, ToolTimeTuesday
Date: 2012-01-28