[Jewelry making - Article 00045] - Re: [Orchid] Technology & Design

[Jeffrey Everett]

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>      I am in full agreement with David on the subject of technology, it
>     helps large manufacturers alot but as for makeing one of a kind
>     pieces it is way to time consuming and it removes the maker from
>     the material I have a friend who uses a cnc wax carving machine to
>     do work on and the pieces are impressive but they are almost
>     soleless in that they do not show any handwork Snip


    Oh my goodness. Technology such as CAD *just another tool*! Like any
    other tool, it takes time to learn well enough to use as an artistic
    medium (think YEARS). 

    Every piece I make is a one-of-a-kind, and I would be extremely hard
    pressed to achieve the level of accuracy and refinement of detail by
    hand that is possible with my milling machine. I use CAD, milling and
    rapid prototyping for almost every single piece now and produce far
    nicer pieces before my entry into the world of CAD. 

    While we're on the subject, casting is a tool that forever changed
    jewelry and the way mainstream jewelers work. I have to say that
    general jewelry making skills plummeted after the introduction of
    casting! The flex shaft is just another tool, as is the saw or file,
    and so on... 

    Jeffrey Everett 

    33 years of hand making fine jewelry 14 years of using computers to
    create beautiful jewelry with plenty of 'soul'. 


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