Al Balmer wrote: Why walk in traffic when you can use the sidewalk? Rather than snide remarks, however tempting, consider the question. Why don't they make it the default? I believe it's something called "letting people make their own choice"....? Pretty damn considerate of 'em if y'ask...

Folks, I was working with Contenti chasers pitch and gave it up for some medium grade stuff from Northwest pitchworks. It's obviously much nicer. It became obvious when working with it that the NW pitch became quite sticky when hot, but not as sticky when just warm. So I did an experiment. I...

Lets say I buy a diamond ring for say 10k, and had it insured for replacement value. Let's say the ring was lost/stolen almost immediatly after I bought it. My insurance company is able to get a suitable replacement, yet they only pay 3k for it. I don't understand how this price gap occurs. How...

Believe it or not, The center part of this jade stone pendant http://www.48fashion.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=373 can be turnable, I know that is unbelieveable, but this is here. The amazing artist did that happen. Who can find another this kind unique arts somewhere elase?

(I just can't contribute to that other thread one more ****ing time) Marilee J. Layman wrote: How do you know they'll be around for much longer? If you want tinyurl, at least put the full URL in, too. With more than 700 million hits per month, I think it'd be more likely that the

What is the name/term? It looks like it is built like a bezel but goes on the end of a stone or crystal. Sort of like a cap. Also, is the stone glued into place with an epoxy? Thanks, -- Connie

Hi, I'm a brand new poster to this board. I have a question regarding a piece of jewelry, a bracelet, that my mother-in-law owns. She told my wife it was made by a man whose name is NOT spelled the way it sounds. She pronounces the name "Hobay", but she knows that is not the correct...

hi all, I've been interested in entering the jewelry business for the past 5 years. I would really like to learn the art of jewelry making. Ive read many of the posts on this group about revere, paris, gia etc...and am still unsure of which would best fit my needs. I was wondering if anyone out...

we have recently acquired a large chunk of amber weighing up to 4KGS. http://www.silverstall.com/largest_amber.html I did some research and discovered that a similar sized piece which for years had been described as 'Europes largest single piece of amber' had been stolen from a musuem in Lithuinia...

I am enjoying being a member of this group.. Have a great day! Luckyjewels ]

Until we moved in late 1999, I subscribed to the Orchid mailing list. I have signed up for it twice in the last few months, and never received the confirming email. A query sent through their contact page has also gone unanswered. The only thing I can think of is that my mail provider (ATT...

We cast some 820 silver (18% Cu) this weekend and tried it out for reticulation, having never used this alloy before. The strip was about 1" wide and cold-forged / rolled to 2mm. After that much, our patience expired! In a roughly square piece it was notable that there was massive inflation of...

Peter W.. Rowe replied to Abrasha who wrote: You don't even know how to make an URL that adheres to certain conventions of "general aesthetics". I used tinyurl, in the links above... How is this remotely on topic for a jewelry discussion group? Oh, but it is--personally, I'm glad he...

Al Balmer wrote: There's another reason to provide the full URL. It gives a clue as to the actual target of the link. A tinyurl could be pointing anywhere, and many people refuse to follow them. Or there's this option: http://tinyurl.com/preview.php?enable=1 Once enabled, whenever you...

john wrote: Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Peter, I appreciate it. Abrasha, dont worry you I think you are a very special person as well. And good luck on that shrine. I kind of thought the hall closet might have been a little too small. Enough already! You got what you...

I am trying to copy an African elephant hair bracelet using light guage plastic wire but I dont know how to tie the knots. I have not been able to find anything on this on the web, you guys are my last hope. this is what it looks like. http://www.wildlifeartistry.com/pictures-forsale/fourknot3.jpg

The object in the photo is called a tsuba. It's a handguard for a Japanese sword. I want to find out how a tsuba like this is made. Was it cast, carved, or..? Here's a link to the photo: http://micknewton.smugmug.com/photos/123184715-O.jpg It's just a guess, but I think it was cast, and then more...

Hello, I've been lurking off and on in this group for about a year. There are some studio classes I'm thinking of taking on jewelry making. I have some metal working experience but none in jewelry. There are eight lessons at the begginer level. starting with tool/bench intro and...

For what seems like the millionth time, Mick said: Nobody? Helloooooooo... Is anyone home? No offense, but will you PLEASE sod off already?

I was wondering how a tsavorite might fare in set into a ring that gets incessant wear. Searches mostly turn up just the 'hardness' factor which is easy enough for anyone to find, but I want to know how prone it is to chippage. I know "hardness" doesn't necessarily correlate to "toughness." I...