Project #1 – Octo Ring

July 15, 2009

This is the first project in the book Jewelry Making – Tips & Tricks, that I discussed in my last post. The project is to make a ring from a piece of wire, not a wound link but a piece right off the spool or coil in the silver vault. I cut four pieces of […]

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A Home Study Course In Jewelry Making

July 12, 2009

It has now been 6 months since I caught the silver bug. During this time, I have learned to solder, saw, roll, and texture silver. I have also been making stones set in silver for pendants, bracelets and chains. So what’s next…. Take classes at the Revere School in San Fran. [I wish!] Actually I […]

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Bench Tips #4 Creating Tools and Equipment From Household Items

July 9, 2009

Coffee Filters for ‘dust’ collection. Before I explain what I use these for, I should tell you that I use the flat bottomed fluted (Mr. Coffee) type of coffee filter as these can also be spread out flat. Now, on to the why! When Sawing: A real jewelers work bench has the leather drape which […]

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Bench Tips #2 – Creating Tools and Equipment from Household Items

June 23, 2009

This post, and the posts yet to come are what I have converted as a result of making jump rings en-mass. But before that, a quick update on the shoulder. Ouch!, the PT is now in the third week and with each session I can raise and move my arm more BUT boy does it […]

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Bench Tips #1 – Using Tools and Equipment From Household Items

June 17, 2009

Since there is a long discussion going on about bench tips, I thought I would add to the mix with what I have done, since I am a newbie. I think the engineer in me is finding another outlet – converting household items for use as tools and equipment when I find I don’t have […]

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She’s baaaaaccccckkkkkk

June 10, 2009

…. well almost It has been two weeks since my shoulder surgery. I only had minor tear in the rotator cuff but a rather large bone spur which the doc removed. The bone really hurts. I can’t do any soldering at the moment, since lifting my arm is rather painful. My brain is buzzing with […]

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How would you rate your skill level?

May 30, 2009

I have been on my forced hiatus, allowing my shoulder to heal. I have also been reading the on-going discussion about how people classify themselves, in Identity Crisis here in the forums.  But how would you rate your skills? How would others rate your skills? [For background on this post, I suggest you read this […]

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Misc. Musings

May 25, 2009

I think I have made great progress in my silver work. I finished the second ring and in between the Thursday classes, I was playing with Viking Knit.  These hands hate to be idle! I had found some instructions for VK on-line and thought I would give it a try. I made two bracelet: one […]

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Ring-A-Ding-Ding-DING (part 3)

May 23, 2009

After I took the mount out of the pickle pot, I then soldered on the shank, back into the pickle pot it went and then I put it in the vibra-ora-torium, before I set the stone to make it really sparkle. On Tuesday evening, I was ready to mount the stone. And then… we noticed […]

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Ring-a-Ding-Ding (part 2)

May 17, 2009

Thursday night was the second part of the ring class. I was able to finish the first one which has the jade cab. It is now proudly parked on my right hand. I hope to finish off the Sugalite this week, as I just took the ring out of the pickle pot – The balls […]

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