Tag: Jewelry Design
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014 Younger Next Year, Soldering, Prongs, Ventilation
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Good To Be Back It has been a couple of months since I sat down behind the microphone for an episode of the JewelryMonk Podcast, and you know what? It feels really good to be back. I apologize for rambling on in the first part of the show, but I just wanted to let y’all…
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How to Anneal Sterling Silver
If you have done much silver work, then work hardening the silver is something you are probably familiar with. Work hardening is when you have beat, bent, stretched, folded, etc the silver so much that it has lost its flexibility or workability. One example I will give here is I have a piece of shanking…
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How to Use a Burnishing Tool to Polish
How to Use a Burnishing Tool to Polish Today I want to talk about a simple polishing and finishing technique that has been around for a long time, longer than polishing machines, electricity, and even the internet…… yes, even the internet. It is called BURNISHING. First, let me direct you to a Blog Post I…
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Gemstone That Can Take Heat and Ultrasonics
Gemstone That Can Take Heat and Ultrasonics Gemstones that can generally take heat from soldering and casting in place are: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Cubic Zirconia and Various lab grown colored gemstones. As a rule of thumb, I always remember the adage “Reds, Whites, and Blues”. You still need to protect these stones from heat…
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3 Reasons I like Snap On Discs and How to Use Them
Let me revisit one of my favorite tools. As you know, I like tools, especially ones that are easily modified and do good quick work. So one of my go-to tools in my Foredom arsenal is the Snap-on Disc. Let me give you my top 3 reasons I like them so much: The first reason I like…