[Jewelry making - Article 00001] - Re: [Orchid] Setting customer stones

[chris mead]

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    Bill &co, I do actually work in Euros not that it makes a difference!
    Point is that i am in Finland, essentially a "foreigner" so you don't
    turn down work as the trade is small. What you do is : a reasonable
    job for the price ie: level "ish" stone, tight "enough", smooth
    "enough" in 2 minsor so. Solitaires don't pay at all well, other
    models pay very well if you do them fast enough. You have to take the
    rough with the smooth. I started my "blue nile style" web site
    recently, not to compete with the b&m stores but to offer a different
    selection of customisable models that i can work on properly at a
    sensible price. No harm offering a millio= n possible designs,
    bearing in mind that i work alone and therefore am limited to the
    amount i can do properly in a day/week on top of the bread & butter
    work. A "goldsmith" trying to do the setting may not be as quick or
    as confident as a "diamond & precious stone setter" & i believe in
    delegating work to the specialised people. eg: send engraving to an
    engraver or use a machine. There is a difference between craftsman
    pricing & businessman pricing. I don't have a shop or flash car or
    big house & live within my means happily not rich in money but very
    rich in job satisfaction. 

    I think the above sentence should have a comma somewhere!I don't like
    2, 90 but thats what it is for that part of the trade, adds up to a
    fair amount a month which might easily be someone elses. If I get
    enough custom work one day i might be able to be rid of the mass
    production crap. Maybe i could charge more....but i'm not greedy or
    needy. 

Chris of C. M. Settings
www.cmsettings-jewellery.com
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