[Jewelry making - Article 00937] - Re: [Orchid] How many rings can you size in an hour?

[Dave Sebaste]

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>      I was just wondering if anyone out there was that fast (10 rings
>     down in 1 hour) on a day to day basis or even ever once? 

    Hi Michael, Last fall I did a "bench test" for a possible job
    opportunity as a bench goldsmith with a large "jewelry superstore"
    concept that has been building here in the U.S. If you haven't gotten
    one yet in your town, just wait... it is coming. 

    I was told that the goldsmiths are expected to turn 40 jobs per day.
    I was thinking to myself, "Hmmm... forty a *week* would be one an
    hour..."  They take in repairs from other jewelry establishments in
    the region, and of course, get the screwy jobs the staff goldsmith
    didn't want to do. At least 90 percent of the goldsmith's job is
    these *$& AT ing repair jobs. Definitely *not* the passion that got me
    into this field! 

    Needless to say, we ended up parting ways as "friendly
    adversaries"... and I see the same establishment running ads trying
    to fill the position. The opening, by the way, was made available by
    a goldsmith from Russia returning home. You know it's got to be bad
    if it makes a Russian go home!  ;)  (P.S. No offense to our Russian
    friends!) 

All the best,
Dave
Dave Sebaste
Sebaste Studio and
Carolina Artisans' Gallery
Charlotte, NC (USA)
dave AT sebaste.com 
http://www.CarolinaArtisans.com 



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