Welcome to the Ganoksin Project The Gem and Jewelry World's Foremost Resource on The Internet. Open to the public, Free of Charge! We are here to build a strong pool of information for the benefit of Web's jewelers and craftsmen - and those interested in jewelry and gemstones.
  
  The Gem and Jewelry World's Foremost Resource on The Internet.  
 
   for   in     
Add Ganoksin Power Search to your website 		 
| Site Map | Jewelry Making Articles | Orchid Forums & Archives | Members Blogs | Galleries | BenchTube - Jewelry Making Videos |
| The BenchExchange | MetalCalc | Industry Web Sites Guide | Featured Products | Advertising | Contact Us | Link to Us | RSS feeds| More...

 		 
  Tips from The jeweler's bench
The Gem and Jewelry World's foremost Resource on The Internet. Open to the public, Free of Charge!
We are here to build a strong pool of information for the benefit of Web's jewelers and craftsmen - and those interested in jewelry and gemstones.		  
     
 
 
 
 
 

Back
Excerpts from: Brain Press Publications
Page: Previous  11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  Next
 
[26] Some Basic notes on Chasing Tools
As well as being used for chasing they may also be used as punches to make textures. A stamp or texturing punch can be struck onto an annealed blank tool to get a negative impressions of its end. Each texturing tool can then produce its own negative. These blanks in turn are then hardened and tempered. It is wise to always wear goggles when using punches of any kind.... (1994)
Complete Story

Show me more articles from: [Brain Press Publications]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Chasing and repousse]|[Small Tools]

 

[27] Some Flexible Shaft Tricks
A good selection of burs may be had from your dentist. Dentists often throw out burrs which still have a reasonable life left in them for a jeweller. The same goes for the probes and other tools. Some dentists are nervous about giving tools away.... (1997)
Complete Story

Show me more articles from: [Brain Press Publications]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Tools]|[Shop Machines]|[Bench Tips & Tricks]

 

[13] Some Hints on Rendering
These pages contain a list of recommended tools to jewelry rendering, as well as a series of projects that I have used in classes. You could construct your own 'self-study' course using them.... (1998)
Complete Story

Show me more articles from: [Brain Press Publications]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Jewelry Design]|[Beginner's Corner]

 

[74] Some Notes on Depletion Gilding
This is an academic paper, not a technical 'how to' guide. Many of the procedures described are unsafe in practice.... (1990)
Complete Story

Show me more articles from: [Brain Press Publications]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Depletion Gilding]

 

[77] Some Notes On Granulation
Note that while there are many 'secret' recipes and granulation was 'lost' this was as far as I can tell a result of gentleman scholars and acadamics in the late 19th and early 20th century who were too snobbish and ethnocentric to realize that much of the world still does granulation, that peasants across Europe.... (1997)
Complete Story

Show me more articles from: [Brain Press Publications]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Granulation]

 

Page Previous  11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  Next
 
  © Copyright 1996 - 2009, The Ganoksin Project
  
Welcome to the Ganoksin Project The Gem and Jewelry World's foremost Resource on The Internet. Open to the public, Free of Charge! We are here to build a strong pool of information for the benefit of Web's jewelers and craftsmen - and those interested in jewelry and gemstones. | Site Map | Jewelry Making Articles | Orchid Forums & Archives | Members Blogs | Galleries | BenchTube - Jewelry Making Videos |
| The BenchExchange | MetalCalc | Industry Web Sites Guide | Featured Products | Advertising | Contact Us | Link to Us | RSS feeds| More...