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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

Repairing an Omega Earring Clip Using Welding Technology - By Mark B. Mann

This project shows a challenging repair and reconstruction of earrings with a broken Omega clip and heat sensitive gemstones....

Tags: | Repairs | Fusing & Welding |

Feldspar - Ubiquitous Mineral - By Sandra I. Smith

Moonstone and sunstone, seemingly opposites because of their names, are in reality closely related members of the feldspar family. Formed when hot magma solidifies underground, feldspar makes up about 60% of the Earth's crust. It's found worldwide in one form or another. Mineralogists have...

Tags: | Gemstones Lore |

Soldering Many Parts at Once with a Pourable Soldering Jig - By Charles Lewton-Brain

There is a great way of doing very complex and repeated solderings in one go. This very important method uses casting and soldering investment is to set up multiple solderings at once. The idea is that you take clay (I prefer real clay, not plasticine - less oil and grease present to impede...

Tags: | Soldering |

Application of hot smithing process to non ferrous metals: Copper, Bronze and Brass - By Thomas R. Markusen

The motivation for undertaking this research was to establish a more expedient process to achieve volumetric forms in non ferreous metals. With the availability of commercial seamless tubings it seemed logical to develop working techniques adapted to this resource. I became involved in blacksmithing...

Tags: | Fabrication |

Compositional Hints for Working Jewellers - By Charles Lewton-Brain

It is sometimes useful to have criticism of one's work in order to develop it. While studying as an apprentice or an art school student if one is lucky one learns the most from such criticism, preferably put in a positive manner. However when one is on one's own after this experience or has been...

Tags: | Jewelry Design |



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Making
Making Of...

5 cm diameter round pendant, showing a beautiful woman ...

By: giacomo

Tages:
|carnival |dancing |beautiful |girl |handmade |hollow |jewelry |18k |gold |
WEAVED
WEAVED BRACELET

luis moreno show weaved bracelet

By: luis_f_moreno

Tages:
|silver |
Musical
Musical...

a beads baubles and jewels project. the benefit of working with bronzclay™ is that you can knead it like dough, roll...

By: riogrande

Tages:
|* |beads |baubles |and |jewels |* |rio |grande |* |musical |bracelet |* |making |jewelry |* |bronzclay |* |bronz |



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