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Helen Shirk: Patterns of Growth

Patination for Small Scale Studio Use

The Contemporary American Custom Goldsmithing

Damascus and Pattern Welding

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Chromatec: Producing Photographic Images on Refractory Metals

The Art of Doublée Making

Pumice Finishing and Brass Wire Brushing

Toolmaker’s Tools of the Trade

Photographic Images on Refractory Metals

American Holloware Changing Criteria

Gorham Masterpieces in Metal Exhibition

Transparency Making for Photoetching

The Work of June Schwarcz

Martha Glowacki & Fields of Reference

The Seven Korean Metalsmiths

Master Metalsmith Dorothy Sturm

Photoetching for the Studio Jeweler

The Enamelware of Alan Mudd

Polishing Hard to Reach Areas

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Platinum Finishing 2 – Procedures and Supplies

Platinum Consideration Factors

Basic Polishing Technique

Layered Metal on Enamel Coats

How to Make a Plique a Jour Fairy

Polishing Compounds

Basic Milling Technique

Homemade Engravers Ball

Engraving Methods and Techniques

Metal Engraving Tools Explained: How To Choose And Prepare Gravers For Jewelry Work

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Niello Metal Mixture

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Patination Sources from the Internet

Patination by Copper and Copper Alloy Fuming

Using Liver of Sulfur

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Reticulation Technique and Procedure

Depletion Gilding Notes

Keum-Boo Technique

Cupric Nitrate Patination of Metals

Process of Cleaning Metal Surfaces

Brief Notes on Shakudo

A Method of Steel Patination

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Tumbling Technique Hints

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The Ancient Art of Fire Gilding

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Patinating Brass Alloys Using Contact Plating

Champleve – Photo Etching with PnP Paper

Testing the Rhodium Plating Technique

Mass Finishing of Gold Jewelry

Vibratory Finishing Method

Platinum Finishing/Polishing Process

Reticulation – Ridges and Ripples

Copper, Brass and Bronze Advanced Etching

Etching Options for Champleve

Platinum Durability vs Scratching

Foredom’s New Finishing Products

Foredom Bench Lathe Kit

A New Platinum Sterling Silver

Warrior Power Tool System

3M Bur and Polish Wheels

Finishing the Inside of a Platinum Ring

3M Radial Bristle Discs Proficiency Advantage

Metal Salt Etching, Resists and Resist Removal

Revolutionary PolishPlus Process

Patina Formulas

Polishing Tools and Tricks

Practical Guide to Mass Finishing  Jewelry

Aluminum: Welded and Wearable

Electroplating Jewellery

The Patina Studio

The Costs of Learning Hand Engraving

Testing Japanese Patina Solutions

Japanese Special Patinas

Electroforming Workshop Preparation

Electroforming Step-by-Step

Success in Polishing Platinum

Goldsmithing: Etching on Metal

The Foundation of Japanese Patinas

Introduction to Japanese Alloys

Patination Safety Considerations

Architectural Portraits of Vicki Ambery-Smith

Recent Electroforming Developments

Testing the 3M FX Polishing Wheels

Fixing Magnetic Finisher with MF610

Fine Matte on Metal Surfaces

New Efficient Bench Applications

Perfect Finishing Tools and Techniques

Making a 950 Palladium Signet Ring

The Basic Techniques of Shell Inlay

Liver of Sulfur 101

Enameling on Electroformed Vessels

Depletion gilding is an ancient gold surface treatment, now superseded by electroplating. Add this technique to your repertoire for antique repairs.

Depletion Gilding

Learn how e-coating (electrostatic coating) can add vibrant colors to your metal jewelry. Check out the latest methods and tools and see the results.

E-Coating

Engraving metal opens a world of design possibilities for jewelry makers. Our engraving articles cover the techniques and tools you’ll need.

Engraving

Etching metal opens a world of design possibilities for jewelry makers. Learn what tools you’ll need to get started and master the techniques.

Etching

Learn how to create stunning designs on metal jewelry through inlay. Our articles cover techniques, tools, and a variety of inlay materials.

Inlay

Learn how to safely add exquisite Japanese patinas to your metal jewelry. Our articles cover many traditional techniques, recipes, and materials.

Japanese Patinas

Keum-Boo is an ancient Korean gilding method for adding gold to the surface of other metals. Add this technique to your jewelry making repertoire.

Keum-Boo

Niello is a black metal mixture used since ancient times as an inlay material. Learn to mix your own niello and add it to your jewelry designs.

Niello

Patinas on metal objects can be beautiful. Our Patination section covers techniques and materials you’ll need to safely add patinas to metal jewelry.

Patination

Plating and electroforming allow jewelry makers to add ultrathin layers of metal to surfaces. Our articles cover the tools and techniques you’ll need.

Plating and Electroforming

Popular in the 60s and 70s, reticulation brings natural-looking textures to metal. Add this retro technique to your jewelry making repertoire.

Reticulation

Sandblasting lets jewelry makers create matte finishes on metal pieces. Learn how to apply this technique to a variety of popular jewelry metals.

Sandblasting

Tumbling is the simplest way for jewelry makers to polish their pieces. Our articles cover the tumbler devices and abrasive media you’ll need.

Tumbling

Covers a wide variety of surface techniques from plating to patinas and much more.

Surface Manipulation

Photoetching Metal Using Photocopy Transfer

Easy Etching Step by Step

Basic Filing Techniques

Kliar Vibrant Colors for Metal Jewelry

Comparing Buff Prep Methods

Basic Principles for Wet Tumbling on Gold Jewellery

Pat Pruitt’s Wolf Belt Sander

Resists and Electroplating to Create Patterns

Sneaky Goldsmith Tricks

Electroforming for Innovative Design

Inside Ring Polishing

Vermeil Jewelries

Design Applications for Laser Engraving

Goldsmith Jewelry Finishing Trick

Modified Split Mandrel for Finishing Round Bezels

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6 Basic Wire Skills to Make a Necklace

Jeweler’s Torches Explained: What Kind Do You Need?

Hollow Ring Project

How to Make Open Huggie Hoop Earrings

Tube Setting a Faceted Stone

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Master goldsmith <a href="http://www.brainpress.com/LewtonBrain.html">Charles Lewton-Brain</a> trained, studied and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States to learn the skills he uses. Charles Lewton-Brain is one of the original creators of Ganoksin.

Charles Lewton-Brain

Mechelle Lois is a professional bench jeweler who was classically trained in jewelry making and repair at the highly regarded North Bennet Street School in Boston MA. Now based in her hometown of Pittsburgh PA, she enjoys stone setting, repair work, and creating custom designs. When not making jewelry, Mechelle enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Mechelle Lois

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Kelly Jean Conroy was born in 1983, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Growing up in New England and being raised by an artist mother who emphasized making and painting, eventually led her to attaining her BFA from Syracuse University in art education and painting. She completed her MFA in Jewelry Metals from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2013. She is currently teaching metalsmithing at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School and Metalwerx. She has previously taught Continuing Ed Jewelry courses at Massachusetts College of Art, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Peters Valley School of Craft, Snowfarm, and the Worcester Center for Crafts. Her personal work focuses on life cycles in nature within a jewelry format. Her specialties are enameling, working with natural materials: carving bone, piercing mother of pearl, laser cutting, and casting.

Kelly Jean Conroy

Pattie Parkhurst has been pursuing jewelry craft since she was a young child.  This passion led her to pursue metalsmithing in college.  After graduating, she worked as a jeweler and continued her education by taking a multitude of workshops taught by master metalsmiths, which expanded her skills tremendously.  By 35, Pattie became part owner of a metalsmithing school that specialized in master workshops.
After college, Pattie served on the board of The Colorado Metalsmithing Association (COMA) where she learned the anticlastic raising metal technique.  This process involves hammering different metals, over and over on an antler-like form.  By immersing herself in this ancient technique, she combines her love for nature and metalsmithing into cohesive nature inspired metal forms.
Her work is mastered and constantly evolving through observational learning, a continuous process that comes from having many jewelry-related businesses.  Pattie loves outdoor adventures, guest lecturing, and teaching.
Richard Sweetman is an artist and teacher with a BFA degree from Colorado State and an MFA degree from the University of Oregon.  He worked as a goldsmith for George McLean Goldsmith in San Francisco.  Richard then taught for many years and has the distinction of starting the Jewelry and Metalwork Program at Arapahoe Community College near Denver.  Several summers he continued to learn and sharpen his skills at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine.  He currently teaches workshops at his studio and for other guilds.

Pattie Parkhurst and Richard Sweetman

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