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Jewelry MakingThe Ganoksin project provides a variety of quality services for the gem and jewelry community. We work hard to maintain the high standards of our services for the benefit of our visitors. Our services are provided free of charge and to the benefit to all.

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

Jeweler Experiences in Designing Tools - By Kate Wolf

As you may have guessed, I highly recommend taking out frustrations at the bench on your tools. If you are a jeweler struggling with a process, stop and re-evaluate your tools and procedures. A few swift strokes of a file or a couple of minutes at the grinding wheel can make the tool youve been...

Tags: | Tools |

Evaluation of strength and quality of chains - By G. Raykhtsum

In recent years, we have witnessed a growing concern of manufacturers and retailers regarding the quality of the jewelry products. Closer attention is being paid to such issues as general aesthetic appearance, surface finish, color consistency, strength and overall durability of jewelry. Responding...

Tags: | Jewelry Mass Production | Chain Making |

Custom Designed Three Stone Ring Using Foredom Tools - By Mark B. Mann

This three stone ring designed by Barney Jette has two flush set trillion sapphire side stones with a total weight of 0.81 carats and a 1.05 carat round brilliant diamond center stone. Jette prepared the wax using build-up techniques and cast it in 14-karat yellow gold. Rod Smith, Jette's shop...

Tags: | Stone Setting | Tools |

Casting Investment Powder Performances - By Ralph Carter

In each step of manufacturing jewelry, there are many factors that can adversely affect quality. Because of this, process control is very important. Investing is one of those steps in which process control is vital. Most investment manufacturers help the investor control the process variables by...

Tags: | Jewelry Mass Production | Lost Wax Casting |

Project - Making a Hollow Ring - By Alan Revere

One of metal's unique qualities is its ability to be shaped and formed without breaking - its malleability. The hollow ring project demonstrates the fabrication of a shell structure, a type of construction used frequently in goldsmithing and silversmithing. A template is used to lay out the main...

Tags: | Fabrication |



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Member's Galleries


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The Gallery section features a collection of representative works in a variety of media by Ganoksin members

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GemstoneTreatmentReport Website Free Industry Resource
Posted: 09/02/2010

GemstoneTreatmentReport.com website becomes free information resource for gemstone industry. ISG opens the GTR database to assist the world wide industry. San Antonio, TX, September 1, 2010: Realizing the need for a free information clearing house for gemstone treatments and lab created gemstone identification, the International School of Gemology announced today the restructuring of their Gemstone Treatment Report [...]

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Wire: Strip-Twisting Method
Posted: 09/02/2010

In April, I did a post on wire-making tools, which briefly touched on different methods of wire production. There’s a proper discussion of some of the methods in Gold Bulletin: The Production of Gold Wire in Antiquity, by Andrew Oddy. This time, I’m looking at the strip-twisting method in detail. Coatsworth and Pinder have described the [...]

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Congratulations to the selected artists for METAL Inclinations2
Posted: 09/02/2010

Thank you for your entries. The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths and Hauser & Miller Company proudly announce the 50 selected Jewelry Works/Artists for METAL Inclinations2 2010-2012 International Jewelry Design Competition. (Cash and gift certificate award winners will be announced October 31, 2010, when the 2010-2012 exhibition opens online) Congratulations! these artists have [...]

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beads baubles ; jewels

By: riogrande

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|rio |grande, |jewelry, |beads |baubles |and |jewels, |copprclay, |copper |clay, |firing, |kiln, |metal |clay |
Pocket
Pocket Watch...

how it's made - a silver chain for an old pocket watch...the perfect gift for an old fashion gentlemen...hand made .

By: skilman

Tages:
|pocket |watch |silver |chain |jewelry |handmade |skill |art |
Ancient
Ancient...

replica ancient peruvian mate, tail metal,end xvii century

By: luis_f_moreno

Tages:
|silver |



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