Fabrication

Gerry Lewy draws on his over 40 years of diamond setting experience to show you the technique of bead setting...

Gerry Lewy draws on his over 40 years of diamond setting experience to show you how to set a diamond...

Drawing on 40+ years of experience, Gerry Lewy shows you how to set a diamond in 4-prong and 6-prong solitaire...

Master diamond setter Gerry Lewy shows dying art of making a fish tail setting. Made completely by hand, this is...

Gerry Lewy draws on his over 40 years of diamond setting experience to show you how to set a diamond...

One of metal's unique qualities is its ability to be shaped and formed without breaking - its malleability. The hollow...

With so many torches on the market, a first-time buyer can be quickly overwhelmed by the sheer number of decisions...

Gerry Lewy draws on his over 40 years of diamond setting experience to show you how to modify simple, everyday,...

Gerry Lewy draws on his over 40 years of diamond setting experience to show you how to set gems in...

I took in a broken hollow rope chain bracelet for repair this week. The bracelet had caught on a desk...

Before photography, lockets were decorated with miniature, handpainted portraits -- a luxury few could afford. The advent of affordable photographic...

Technical Briefs deals with technical concerns of interest to a wide audience, addressing topics as diverse as vanguard technology and...

Making a simple or basic link chain to display your pendant designs is a great way to add further value...

In many countries, regulations govern the caratage of gold solders used to make jewellery and, with few exceptions, gold solder...

Repair jewelers are frequently called upon to solder close in to a set gemstone. Besides the normal dangers of heating...

Fire scale or fire stain is a reddish purple toned 'bloom' or 'stain' that appears on silver/copper alloys such as...

When making custom jewelry with any alloy, certain components within the piece are often hand made to enhance the final...

[Step by Step] This five-strand spiral braid is made using one of the many textile techniques that Professor Arline Fisch...

One of the most important types of closures used in jewelry is the box clasp. This clasp and its many...

There are hundreds of different types of chains, each with its own system of assembly. Most chains are assembled from...

Considered to be one of the richest and most important archaeological finds in Great Britain, the Ship Burial known as...

Using a relatively inexpensive metal and casting it in an ingot mold, you can create a sophisticated design at the...

Concrete is a wonderful, hard, neutral, unprecious material with a real presence. And it can be successfully adapted to jewellery....

Use basic metalsmithing skills to create a brooch inspired by forms found in nature. Since the earliest civilizations, the leaf...

Because titanium behaves somewhat differently than the standard metals in the goldsmith's workshop some special attention to its working is...

A short while back I prepared this short photo tutorial showing how I make leaves from metal. I have use...

How do you solve the problem of producing a limited edition of hand wrought, hollow forms in a reasonable amount...

Medical hemostats and forceps make good clips for wire solder. Soldering clips for soldering work may be made from cotter...

Box catches lend themselves to a wide range of shapes and are frequently used on chains, bracelets and cuff bracelets....

Fabrics and precious metals would seem to be total opposites, like hot and cold or yin and yang. However, despite...

Niobium has many properties that make it an excellent candidate for fabricated parts. Of particular interest to jewelry manufacturers and...

Line-folds offer a large area of exploration. In addition to the use of line-folds by themselves, it is valuable to...

Textile techniques are traditionally worked with fibers such as linen, cotton and silk. However, they can also be applied to...

Soldering is probably the most commonly used and least understood operation performed in the jewelry industry. Most jewelers know how...

Rolling can be thought of as a local, or isolated, deformation process during which thickness is decreased, length increased, and...

This article will run over multiple issues of Bench Magazine. I plan to start with the basics of welding and...

Hydraulic die forming is a process which hasn't received a lot of press. Perhaps its usefulness seems limited to mass...

The palladium bench guide reviews the working characteristics of palladium for the jewelry bench staff and provides an overview of...

Tom Dougherty of Studio 2015 in Woodstock, Illinois, had an interesting process to share about making hoop earrings from tubing....

There is a major difference between durability and scratch resistance. Platinum is very durable. When scratched, the scratch actually displaces...

Plique-a-jour, in French, means "applied to carved spaces" or "membrane where daylight passes through". The 'plique-a-jour' enameled jewelry is endowed...

Yes you can make your own earring posts. It is generally more cost effective to buy them, but making them...

One of the necessary steps in making filigree is the forming of the wire. It is made by twisting very...

OK. You have just brought home your first acetylene tank and are ready to attach your new acetylene/air torch. This...

As many jewelry manufacturers and goldsmiths know from hard experience, cracking in jewelry can occur at any time during its...

Not all sizes and wall thicknesses of tube come seamless from a factory or refiner. Especially when working in gold...

First the stone's diameter is measured at the pavillion and a dent is made in the metal for the pilot...

Joining is a very important production technique in the field of jewelry production. Therefore it is useful to know, what...

True damascus steel is made by a casting process utilizing very high carbon steel. The material is held at or...

Method to speed up production on coin ring manufacturing. All supplies and coin ring tools available at www.Coinringtools.com

Hidden hinges are sometimes used on bracelets and jewelry pieces. I saw one on a Vietnamese bracelet once and have...

Mokume gane translated from Japanese means "wood eye metal". This rare metal lamination process was developed and used by Japanese...

This page provides an international ring sizes chart you can view and/or download to be your guide in making or...

It is important to pick tubing with an appropriate wall thickness and material strength for the requirements of the piece....

The first requirement of all catches is that they secure neckpieces and bracelets in such a way that they will...

Silicon carbide separating discs are superb for scoring metal for bending, particularly when the metal sheet is less than 4...

Scoring metal is incredibly important for custom jewelry construction. It enables you to reduce the number of parts in a...

This article offers some laser welding tips that might make your life as a laser welder a bit easier. Read...

Pitch is used all over the world by goldsmiths and silversmiths to hold metal in place while working it with...

This article includes descriptions of dangerous activities. These descriptions are not to be deemed instruction, any inference to the contrary...

The trick to drawing wire by hand is to grasp the tapered end that sticks out the front of the...

It is, however, usually best to bevel the openings of a tube slightly to give the rivet a better purchase...

While goldsmiths normally strive to have their solder flow easily, there are times you don't want it to flow, such...

When first starting to work with the laser welders, operators should experiment with five or six different alloys commonly used....

What does it take to be successful at repairing, customizing, and servicing platinum jewelry? First, an understanding of properties unique...

Jewelers need to bend tubing for various constructions, including neckpieces, earrings, catches, and cuff links. Normally, precious metal tubes are...

After 25 years as a jeweler, first as a student, an apprentice, an instructor, and now a master instructor and...

In this article, we will continue our Back to Basics Series with an article on Sawing techniques.

Once you've wound jump rings around a mandrel, what's the best way to cut them apart? Some craftspeople use hand-held...

I want to take what I have written in my previous articles 
and start tying it into jewelry welding applications....

Granulation is the process of fusing tiny metal spheres of silver or gold, in a decorative pattern, to a surface...

When I ran a trade shop, time was money, and I often found myself sizing 50 to 60 rings in...

Cold connections are great alternatives to soldering, especially if you want to use fragile or flammable materials in your jewelry...

Making a bezel for many stones such as an antique cushion garnet can be difficult when the mandrels on hand...

Jewelry designers are discovering that the bright, white color of palladium creates a beautifully distinct contrast to the warm rich...

Sterling silver alloys typically contain about 7.5 percent copper, an addition that not only provides strength to the otherwise pure...

For this project, the No. 1 tip was used with the ABI Pulse Arc Welder. Five tips come with the...

For a number of years I have been exploring the use of the Japanese alloy shakudo in ways other than...

My skills as an artist combined with my years of experience at the bench have given me a practical approach...

Back when I was going to school, if I had known I would be writing an article about laser welding...

When precious metal is heated to temperatures approaching its melting point there is a short span during which the outer...

One of the most difficult types of construction in jewelry is assembling a cluster of settings supported by a wire...

Scoring and bending is one of the most important ways of constructing jewellery. Scoring is a method of obtaining very...

The word synclastic describes a form in which the dominant curves both move in the same direction. When the two...

This article offers instructions on how to resize platinum rings whether for a size smaller or bigger, as well as,...

One of the most revolutionary advances in recent years, apart from laser welding, is the method of setting stones in...

While this one may seem a little odd at first glance the idea has merit. Linda Chow suggests that a...

The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing aluminum as a...

A bearing is essentially tube sections which are attached to the metal being hinged into which the hinge itself is...

This fold is an example of forging on the open side, and introduces how to use hardness dams in foldforming....

AJM Magazine asked me to perform a comparative analysis of three welding systems performance in several different precious metal welding...

These are the jewelry-making tools you'll need for fold forming.

There is a great way of doing very complex and repeated solderings in one go. This very important method uses...

How to make wire without rolling mill. A brief sample of the Giacomo's jewelry school on line .

Platinum is a very durable metal, so prongs will last a long time. However, it is sometimes necessary to re-tip...

With the popularity of tennis bracelets over the last 20 years replacing broken tongues has become a common repair in...

The act of contraction into repetitive wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves. When studying nature forms, corrugation is regularly seen...

Securing curved stones when drilling can be a bit difficult. I use recycled ceramic china, beach pebbles, sea and river...

In high volume production operations, many jump rings need to be closed one after another. For such fast paced operations,...

Sometimes working with jewelry hinges can be too taxing. And not knowing how will make your work even harder. Here's...

Of late, an increasing number of white precious metal alloys have been introduced into the jewelry marketplace in answer to...

It's an "everyday" kind of repair job. The customer brings in a bangle bracelet that has a broken safety slide....

This project is for beginners that wish to become silversmiths, part time or full time. Keep in mind that there...

The boat fold branch of T-folds is an interesting avenue. It permits you to have a curving, concave table, and...

If you're just starting to work with palladium or interested in taking the leap, you should know a few critical...

The links in this 16-in. (40.6cm) necklace are forged so they become flat and work-hardened. The pearl in the featured...

In laser welding of Sterling Silver ' lower silver bearing alloys (coin silver) we have about seven choices in laser...

Myth: Magnesia blocks are superior soldering surfaces to charcoal blocks: A topic that seems to raise a fair amount of...

A short review of construction and soldering principles would be a good idea at this point. They're fairly basic. Principles...

Joints that fit well make soldering a snap. The next time you need to solder or fuse a bezel, try...

In the jewelry industry, it's rare to have an alloy without drawbacks, particularly when the alloy is not yellow. When...

Five thousand years of Korean goldsmithing was interrupted from 1913 to 1953 due to the Japanese invasion and the Korean...

This project is a slight variation on the standard box clasp, the clasp outlined here uses two tongues rather than...

An ancient system of working metals, this procedure uses steel punches to manipulate the metal while it is fixed onto...

The difficulty of chain repair lies in the fact that the chain is made up of fine wires. These wires...

Its no secret that palladium has captured the attention of the industry. In 2005, purchase of palladium for jewelry use...

describe here some broad practical steps in making an acetate spectacle frame by hand. For a brief comparison let's consider...

I first saw this technique in a work-shop held at West Dean College, Cich-ester, Great Britain, presented by Louise O'Neill...

In thinking about the daily tasks that I undertake at the bench, I realized how easy it is to fall...

There are a number of methods for plique a jour, a filigree technique that allows light to shine through the...

This page describes the steps to making a basic wedge T-fold

Multi-metal Lamination is a type of 'faux' married metal which produces a freer, more 'painterly' effect than the hard-edge, highly...

I'm going to do something different in this issue. Instead of taking you through the steps involved in putting a...

How to use a TIG torch to melt scrap 950 TruPd for an ingot. Follow Ganoksin Guide to Industry Web...

Victoria Lansford on the art of filigree—Russian or otherwise BOX: The Art of Handcraft Every jewelry designer can pinpoint the...

Cold forging in the karat gold jewelry industry has sometimes been referred to as stamping, coining and die striking. This...

This Charles and Colvard created moissanite (hereafter referred to as moissanite) and two-tone karat gold in-line bracelet requires shortening by...

This simple pendant design will be made with 950 palladium wire. Tack-welding technology will be used to temporarily hold the...

A few years ago, Jewelers Circular Magazine reported that over 75% of all retail jewelers in America lose money on...

This is the second in a series of articles on the art and skill of rendering jewelry and small metal...

Working on the front of the piece only is called chasing. Repousse is the combination of tracing the design on...

White gold presents unique challenges. Who among us has not struggled with white gold at one time or another? Some...

Mary Lee Mary Lee Hu has worked with wire - looping, wrapping, weaving and most notably twining—for the past 22...

This article covers methods and techniques for hand fabrication, soldering and assembly for a custom designed 950 palladium and cultured...

Step by Step Tutorial - Making Three-lead Four-bight Turks-head. The Turks-Head is a general class of three-dimensional knot that lends...

Cuff-links can work well as a plain three-part hinge. There are some basics to the construction of cuff-links. The cuff-link...

Cast hinges are a very important part of much production jewelry work, partly because hinge assembly on such pieces is...

This is the first part of a series on Electric Kiln Fired Mokume Gane. Here we will focus on a...

Roll printing, or texture transfer, has been around a long time. The ancient Greeks and Romans used various dies and,...

how to make a double sided bezel

Designers and manufacturers have embraced 950 palladium alloys for a variety of jewelry manufacturing products. At the recent JA Jewelry...

This page describes the steps to using a table insert in a T-fold. A table insert is an object, or...

Soldering is a quick and easy method for joining metals. But sometimes two metals require a connection for which soldering...

With a simple corrugation tool and basic metalsmithing skills, you can make these great earrings. The newest toy in my...

It is customary to place the joint at the right of the back of the pin and the catch on...

In this article in the series we will go to billet forging and making a simple wedding band in a...

Repairs and alterations of jewelry that has been in families for generations is an ongoing request at retail service departments....

As proudly proclaimed in its name, Balestra 1882 has manufactured high quality gold and platinum chain in Italy since 1882....

Rolled folds are folds which utilize the rolling mill and it's unique properties of equal, directional pressure on the plastic...

I first discovered Allan Adler's Silversmithing Shop about 23 years ago when I arrived in Southern California to begin my...

Often jewelers are called upon to hand fabricate a crown to fit a stone. This is necessary when either the...

This paper is aimed mainly at the small- to medium-sized jewelry manufacturing operations interested in working with platinum group metals....

Jewelers use jump rings extensively as chain components, connectors, and linking devices for multiple construction problems. Here are a few...

This page offers a list of some useful North American Sources for Equipment, Materials, information, etc that would be very...

This project shows a challenging repair and reconstruction of earrings with a broken Omega clip and heat sensitive gemstones.

Pewter, an alloy of tin, antimony, and copper, dominated European tableware for half a millennium until it was eclipsed by...

Working with silver jewelry wire is an essential skill for most jewelers. Learn the meaning of terms such as gauge,...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

This article describes the steps to making a chased wedge T-fold. To begin with a loop is made from a...

Metal corrugation is a unique roll-formed process whereby a precise and specific repetitive surface pattern is achieved when processing thin...

Connections are an important part of jewelry manufacturing. We make them with suppliers, with retailers, even with the people who...

The motivation for undertaking this research was to establish a more expedient process to achieve volumetric forms in non ferreous...

In this article Chris Ploof shares tips for sizing, welding, and engraving palladium.

Soldering is a delicate and sometimes difficult process especially when you need to solder very close to a previous solder...

The "other white metal" is making its presence known and it wont be long before light, bright and white 950...

This sterling silver chocker chain is handmade from 16 gauge round wire. It has multiple interlocking links. The customer leads...

When Glenn Manning of Manning Jewelry in Foley, Alabama, bought his first laser welder almost a decade ago, he thought...

Firescale has been the scourge of sterling silver casters since the first silver was poured into a mold. It has...

Helen I. Driggs demonstrates how some non-jewelers tools give fabrication a new twist. My background is in graphic design, so...

This 14-karat yellow gold heavy bracelet chain has a broken tongue at its critical springy location. An ideal method for...

In my last article I wrote about the various adjustable parameters, and the effects of changing those parameters. In this...

The natural beauty of this white, bright and light palladium ring is enhanced with hand engraving of initials done in...

It seems like a lot of laser repairs involve emeralds. I recall the Indiana Jones movies where "Indy" comes face...

Sheet Metal Tool Modification, Look for: WISS Hand Seamer (as LAST resort BRAMEC or VISE-GRIP) sheet metal bending tools and...

This project will teach welding, soldering and forging techniques. The ring is a handsome, plain design and can be applied...

This article describes the steps to making a basic T-fold, one of the main categories of fold-forming. Numerous variations are...

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Learn an old technique to create a contemporary look! Make a beautiful chain made...

Jump rings may be made most easily by using a small hand drill with various sizes of mandrel. Take a...

Okay, so this is a bit esoteric. I mean, how many people do you know that make silver whistles. It...

Sterling Silver Money Clip

For the illusion of "floating objects" Helen I. Driggs shares her technique, a step by step guide, on how to...

The second video was to be about setting up your bench and a basic set of tools you will need...

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Add some pizzazz to your Wire Fibula Brooch! This is your opportunity to get...

In previous articles we have looked into the "art" of prong repair using the laser (Full Prong Replacement and Tipping...

The use of area inlay, called damascening or woven inlay, is common in the ancient metalwork of Iran, India, Japan,...

Richard Reinhardt's best-known pieces today are silver bracelets, constructed in concave or convex forms that curve smoothly and logically in...

Cannon Ring Creator Leigh Wulle St. Louis, MO

One of the most intriguing, and fastest ways to make fold-forms are in the Rolled fold part of the system....

Using Alum to remove a broken drill bit from a brass part. McCormick Alum = Ammonium Aluminum Sulfate

In a manufacturing environment, there are numerous pitfalls and problems that will conspire to prevent successful completion of a job....

These materials are for a platinum pendant and they include wire made of a platinum iridium alloy. This article covers...

A jeweller and goldsmith has to cut tubing fairly regularly. My favorite methods include: cutting only on the upstroke using...

For this demonstration of Setting a Pear Shape Emerald in a Full Bezel I will be setting a large emerald...

This project is dedicated to bench tricks that make working with platinum-or working at the bench in general-easier. This is...

To begin, procure or make a box out of cardboard or balsa wood. A plastic soap dish, like the one...

Last issue we installed a new full prong on an opal and emerald pendant. This issue was supposed to be...

Ergonomics is the safe and effective relationship between a worker and the work environment. For the bench jeweler who spends...

Many tools sold in model/hobby stores can be used for jewelry making. During a recent visit to a hobby shop,...

Fold-forming is a hand-working technique applied to single sheets of metal to create surfaces and three-dimensional forms quickly without soldering....

To demonstrate how pulse-arc welding performs on sterling silver, this bracelet was cast, finished and assembled without the use of...

In this article I will be referring to terms that I have defined in previous articles. If you wish to...

Soldering/welding with a Spirig (Swiss) Hydrogen torch.

My first bracelet inlaid with mother of My pearl, petrified palm, dino bone, agate,lapis,turquoise,abalone, sonoran sunrise, (denver)granite, and tigers eye...

HOW..

Rings with by-pass shanks are right hand and left hand specific and are not interchangeable. When creating a ring with...

According to Frank McAllister, the quantity of individual pieces of jewelry made from 950 palladium has surpassed the same for...

The annealed metal is placed in a sandwich between soft 'pusher' paper and a hard paper which will serve as...

'The Art of Gold,' curated by Michael Monroe, is the first major survey of contemporary American goldsmithing. The traveling exhibition...

Everyone has long seen gems wrapped in small wire cages with hanging devices, and more recently, the Dichroic glass pendants...

This article describes step by step instructions how forged ring shank is done as described by Bradney W. Simon. For...

14-karat yellow gold cultured freshwater pearl and diamond earrings will be repaired as a demonstration of the new Mini Pulse...

This ring is manufactured using Hoover and Strongs 14-karat white gold alloyed with palladium. It was cast using standard casting...

After making jewelry and doing lapidary work for twenty-five years, I began looking for another type of jewelry making which...

Soumak is a textile technique which is commonly found in the weaving of rugs in the Middle East. The technique...

For nearly 30 years, Ambery-Smith has been using architecture as an inspiration for her work. Her name has become synonymous...

Standing in her forming studio, surrounded by hammers, stakes, and photo equipment, metalsmith Cynthia Eid is experiencing a moment of...

Sawing is an essential skill for a bench jeweler. This article will show you a technique that will increase your...

Sizing and torch welding a platinum ring with diamonds channel set down the shank could be risky to the diamonds....

We have been interested in Mokume-gane for a number of years. The only information we could find was by the...

From the Editor: It’s happened to everyone. You’re working on a project and everything is going along well until…. Oops....

Palladium, long used as a luxurious jewelry metal, has recently experienced renewed interest largely due to its purity, natural white...

Getting a superior fit on your next custom ring order could be just a few mouse clicks away. Superfit Inc.,...

A customer selects a
 pear-shape sea foam tourmaline from your loose stone s
and informs you she would
 like a...

This cultured pearl and diamond 14K yellow gold ring is in for sizing. When the take-in person inspected the ring,...

Sewing Palm Making

Practicing specific procedures for pre-finishing and polishing of 950 palladium will make a stunning difference in the final presentation of...

One observation on the career of John Prip (more often called Jack) is the way in which the man and...

Installing or repairing hinge rivets can be difficult with a torch. Flooding a hinge with solder and permanently joining a...

Granulation involves placing and fusing tiny balls of silver on the surface of the backsheet in a preplanned design. The...

With the Nd:Yag Micro Laser Welders, being used by the jewelry, and other industrial manufacturing / repair industries, there is...

Make the inner band the desired size first. 18 or 20 gauge is about right. Next make the bezel or...

Designing jewelry with the Matt wax extrusion gun. The blue wax is specially formulated to cool quickly, allowing the jeweler...

Laser technology is still so new to 
our industry and there is still so much 
to discover. Fortunately, I believe...

Michael Buckley from Michael's Designs describes himself as a jeweller who has come from a traditional hand crafted approach to...

Steps and tools for simple planishing of copper. Easily remove hammer or mallet marks from a formed copper bowl. The...

Well designed 950 palladium jewelry plays to the strengths of this unique metal -- the aesthetics of its light, bright,...

Striking differences between elements such as color, tone, texture, reflection, refraction, pattern and shape create contrast. Contrast not only enhances...

We have imported a cabochon 10x8 stone to make a bezel around it using Rhinoceros software.

How to make wire without rolling mill.

The expressions which have come to identify the pre- and post-World War II generations - Me decade, suburban frontiersmen, spoiled...

Minoru Hotta combines hundreds of cubes and rectangular solids. And here is how he does it

This last installment of this series on Mokume Gane  will focus on the different Mokume Gane pattern techniques and the...

Ask most jewelers about repairing a chain or finding and they’re likely to offer you their best Charlie Brown impression:...

The Flat Topped Solitaire Setting is a popular style setting that is slightly more complicated to set than the standard...

It is not uncommon for moving parts to wear out. This is to be expected because of increased friction as...

The Matt Mini-Lathe removes wax on all kinds of circular and cylindrical forms to help you create bands, bezels, settings,...

This two-part series highlights tips and techniques, tools and accessories and procedures for custom making the 18 karat yellow gold...

I received this opal from a woman who had cut it years ago. Her customer was aware it had a...

One of the most frequent repair jobs involving the laser is prong repair. This is the first in a series...

This article covers techniques for making this custom designed 14-karat white and 22-karat yellow gold granulated pendant for a customers...

Retailers have been converting bridal inventories from white gold to palladium as manufacturers expand the selection of new palladium jewelry...

Creativity is problem-solving, a skill based on the conscious and/or unconscious recombination and juxtaposition of information derived from diverse sources...

The word "technology" is defined as the totality of the means employed to provide the objects necessary for sustenance and...

This article covers techniques for making an 18-karat double domed yellow gold pendant. The front side will have a bezel...

Featured are the materials for turquoise, platinum and 22-karat gold granulation earrings. The turquoise is 10.25 millimeters round and will...

David and Diana Howard, owners of My Jeweler, Inc. in Albuquerque , NM recently worked with a local church to...

The reintroduction of white, bright and light palladium for use in the jewelry industry has quickly introduced an expanding assortment...

Edwardian Style Eternity Ring

With the jewelry industrys acceptance and increased use of new 950 palladium alloys for jewelry design and manufacturing, its fundamental...

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Enameling on metal clay adds vibrant color and exciting design. Learn the wet packing...

The traditional Mokume process yields very beautiful results but is extremely labor intensive. Along with the high price of labor...

How to make wire without rolling mill. A brief sample of the Giacomo's jewelry school on line .

Design ideas often begin one way, then evolve into something different. Such was the case with Robin Waynee's two-sided palladium...

Have you ever noticed how white gold varies in color? Many folks think white gold is the same color as...

First one chooses an appropriate metal for the various parts, that is a metal with appropriate structural for it's thickness...

How it's made a tubular Bayonet clasp, for rubber or leather round cord. Hand made.

How it's made a Scorpio sign gold pendant using hollow technique. (Here are some details I did not show in...

Platinum wire filigree can be easily added to an article of jewelry providing a unique design element. The filigree can...

Hali Baykov offers here some diagrams and notes, with the basic steps in making specialized findings, including double pins and...

Working with the Matt Gun - Using the green wax pellets to design on water creates models with unique and...

This story details manufacturing and assembly steps for a cultured baroque pearl necklace with yellow gold design elements. pearl necklace....

Setting gemstones in 950 palladium alloys is a bench jeweler'#39;s dream. Stone setters will agree that the combination of palladium'#39;s...

How the simplest earnuts are made without any soldering operation. hand made .

This article is an extract from the book 'Hinges and Hinge-Based Catches for Jewelers and Goldsmiths' Not all sizes and...

Custom jewelry projects for tack-, fusion-, and pulse-arc-welding sometimes call for special welding tool lead attachments. Bench jewelers often make...

This article examines manufacturing procedures used to hand fabricate 950 palladium earrings. These custom earrings designed by Lainie Mann feature...

Designing stock pieces for my jewelry store has never been more fun than it is now that I have a...

In this article, renowned enamelist Leila Tai discusses her many motivations and inspirations as well as her creative process in...

Jurgen J Maerz of the Platinum Guild International USA outlines factors to consider when adding platinum to your line of...

Begin by making a box as described in the last chapter. Cut a piece of wood 1/8 to 3/16" of...

In 1979 and 80 I went to study at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim West Germany at the suggestion...

Tacking settings in location on remounts using tack-welding technology offers the bench jeweler many advantages over traditional assembly methods... Tack-welding...

A bench jeweler typically uses a split mandrel to sand and finish the inside of a ring. Various grits of...

One requires a taper on the end of the wire to grip it with when placed through a drawplate for...

Jadan shows viewers how to make a hollow form ring with its most basic components and offers his personal tips...

Demonstration of free template available at www.CoinRingTools.com How to make coin rings.

Fixturing is a technique of using tack- and/or pulse-arc welding technology to temporarily position parts prior to soldering, pulse-arc or...

These fashion drop earrings contain oval diamonds weighing 1.78 carats. The customer is concerned about loss because of the open...

This article provides a step by step procedure on how to do laser welding prong repairs on a ring.  Laser...

With the high price of gold, jewelry makers are looking to incorporate alternative metals into their lines. I frequently work...

Jewelers and metalsmiths have had to make their own tools throughout the ages to accomplish different tasks at the jeweler's...

ROAL Rolling Mill

Laser welders, it seems, have as many applications as there are imaginations and types of jewelry. This laser welding project...

Like many jewelers, Jacob Albee of Jacob Albee Goldsmith in Burlington, Vermont, buys stones without always knowing what he’s going...

This 14-karat yellow gold, emerald and diamond ring has a broken prong requiring prong replacement. Steece Hermanson will replace the...

www.jewelryarts.com Learn how to make a torque necklace. video courtesy of about.com

Always preferring a combination of metals in her jewelry, Sydney Lynch of Sydney Lynch Jewelry Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska, discovered...

Setting and shank assemblies are routine work in many retail manufacturing jewelry shops. Heres a method for expediting this process...

The assembly of this three stone pendant pendant appears simple but when using traditional methods to position and join the...

This article is a step by step procedure in Laser Welding Solid Back on Opal Ring. The customer wanted a...

In the last issue we looked at making a basic basket crown. In this article we will fabricate a more...

Creating the Mounting. Handmade ring created using findings from Southeastern Findings (sefindings.com). Basic finger ring construction demonstrated and use of...

How it's made a Tiffany inspired hollow chain and a heart shaped pendant using hollow technique. 14k gold, hand made....

This Unique Settings ring is an excellent design for palladium with heavy, low-profile prongs for the 1.50 carat center diamond,...

Using a builder tool we will make an eternity band. Then, we will alter it so the stones don't go...

There are many myths about heating pieces during soldering that can cause innumerable problems during relatively simple soldering operations. In...

Love tokens have been made for 100 of years. I wanted to learn hand engraving,and this is a good way...

My recollection of the first piece of metalwork I owned is of a pin consisting of two poodles connected by...

This custom job of 14 karat yellow gold earrings with diamonds and pink tourmaline is made easy using tack-welding technology....

Full eBook. 96 Pages. If you've ever dreamed of making perfect silver beads every time, then this manual is just...

As a technical adviser to bench jewelers I often troubleshoot tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc-welding applications. One of the more frequently...

Cannon Ring Creator Leigh Wulle St. Louis, MO

Home made engravers vice DIY

Gorham Company was 45 years old when its 2,000-ounce "Century Vase" celebrating the nation's centennial won great acclaim at the...

The following is one method of adjusting parameters after altering the pulse shape. This article is not intended to promote...

This article covers routine repair and assembly projects accomplished using Mini Pulse Arc III. Tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc equipment settings...

This page provides some helpful tips when it comes to resizing damaged rings with stones. Read on for more. When...

My dad was in the Navy during World War II and was among the personnel who entered Japan shortly after...

To Bryant Clark design is foremost, and the designs for his hand-crafted knives are created from his knowledge of history...

Reviving the virtually dead enameling technique plique-à-jour, which means "the light of day as seen through a membrane," has been...

how to make a round twisted bangle

Granulation, a process dating back a lot longer than I can remember, is clearly one of jewelry histories most prominent...

This article by Steve Satow describes the procedure for repairing an emerald and diamond bracelet using laser technology. Top view...

This ring design provides an excellent example for gemstone setting and working characteristics of 950 palladium. The superior white color...

Medieval arcade gemstone setting

This karat gold pendant design calls for several solder joints in close proximity. To facilitate the assembly, I tack and/or...