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Ganoksin is dedicated to serve the information needs of the world's jewelers. It is our mission to educate, improve working conditions and facilitate sharing between goldsmiths globally. Ganoksin continues improving access to information for productivity, safety, skills and education of all jewelers, professionals and hobbyists.

Ganoksin maintains a substantial library of articles, publications, reports, and technical data on gem and jewelry related topics; many of which were authored by some of the most esteemed writers within their respective fields. In addition, this site contains a sizable collection of art and jewelry galleries, for both the casual visitor and the professional.

Ganoksin also provide members blogs and forums for the exchange of information and opinion; with contributors from all over the world speaking from a wide range of technical and aesthetic experiences, covering a full range of topics of interest to the jeweler and the gemologist.
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Featured Articles

Studio Visit - Metalpeople - By Donald Friedlich

Artist's with shared sensibilities and needs often come together to form co-operative studios in order to reduce overhead, share equipment, and develop a greater sense of community. In 1989, with these goals in mind, Paulette Werger, Lynn Whitford, and Agnes Chwae, three friends who had been in...

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What is New? - Observations on Innovation - By Tim McCreight

Like many other metalsmiths, I am a time traveler. I am writing this on a computer, skipping over to the Internet to search the web as I go, while across the studio I have an anvil and hammers that havent changed in the last 500 years. In the course of the day, I toggle between poles that are...

Tags: | Features |

Craftsmanship Improvement Method - By Charles Lewton-Brain

This is a method to reduce technical problems which one repeatedly experienes. We all find during the learning process that there are times when the same problem presents itself over and over again. Sometimes when beginning one overworks pieces to death in attempts to effect repairs, getting ever...

Tags: | Beginner's Corner | Critical Notes |

Hot Enough for You? - What kind of torch do you need? - By Nina Graci

With so many torches on the market, a first-time buyer can be quickly overwhelmed by the sheer number of decisions that have to be made. Choosing a fuel, fitting the right tips, and determining the type of flame you need are just the beginning. To make decision-making tougher, all torches look...

Tags: | Tools | Soldering |

Power and Magic of Gemstones - Jewels Promise Good Fortune and Health - By Peter Henselder

When the Babylonians observed the passage of the heavenly bodies across the firmament many thousands of years ago and believed that they had discovered the secrets of their effects on the fate of human beings, this also marked the dawning age in which gemstones were seen as bringers and guarantors...

Tags: | Gemstones Lore |



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Most Recent Orchid Forums Posts


This Month Orchid Message Archive Contains 165 Messages.

Showing 10 most recent posts for Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012

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jay whaley demonstrates how to use a convertible steel ingot mold, melting dishes, and a new wire handled ingot pouring...

By: whaleystudios

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overview of the construction of a russian filigree pendant. excerpt from the dvd, metal techniques of bronze age...

By: victoria_lansford

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