[Jewelry making - Article 01110] - Re: [Orchid] Just blame it on the Jeweler

[kevdan]

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    I thought about getting a ja certification but I didnt think it
    would really help because unlike a gemologist who needs a piece of
    paper to prove that they know what they are talking about a bench
    jeweler can prove it by showing his work and it is immediatly
    obvious to everyone if you dont have a clue. I have seen jewelers
    come in to try out and they are gone before lunch. I suppose you
    could have a test for a gemologist. A gemological degree might be
    handy for a store owner or a gem buyer but most sales people really
    would hardly use it, all the places where I have worked the sales
    people brought all the stones to the jeweler to find out what it was
    and if it could be worked on or if it was safe to put in a ring or
    better for a pendant.. In europe they still have the traditional
    journeyman master type system I think somthing like that would be
    nice here that way not every hack and his brother could call
    themselves goldsmiths but that would be un american.

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