Sometime, in the 70s, when I visited my son at Berkeley, I purchased a little carved ivory pendant in SanFrancisco's China Town. Is it legal to sell this on eBay (or any place). If it is, what can I do with it, except give it away? For those who remember me, a fat old woman, at 77 I had my first...

Hi, A newbie fiddling about with making some stuff .......... Have done a fair bit of soldering before, but using the common all garden stuff mainly for electrical use. Is silver solder any different (apart from the price) ?? Melt at the same temp with a small soldering iron??...

I produced in my factory some rare stones my friend told me its Chameleon. I send them to the GIA Meanwhile you can see them on the next link: http://www.diamkam.com/site/product_list.asp?tid=all&cat=42 Please let me now what do you think on them. Thanks

Hello, Here's my question... A lot of times I see synthetic items being sold as genuine on e-Bay. Sometimes, I am absolutely sure of it, because the sellers use the pictures directly off the wholesaler's website. Because I sell jewelry as well, I recognize these items from the wholesale catalogs I...

A couple of rhinstones have fallen off my favourite broach, and I'm wondering what the best way of repairing it is. The actual broach is some sort of silvery metal (it's not silver I don't think, bc there's a goldish color showing through where the silver paint (?) has peeled away.) I was initially...

Some of you already know that my background is in polymer clay. I've only recently entered the mesmerizing world of glass via a lampworking setup. That necessitated buying a kiln and well, it's all been downhill from there. Now I have Art Clay Silver (along with some pottery clay) and I want to...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me - I've recently bought a ring from a Chinese source which was claimed to be made of black 'agate jade'. I'd like to get a hole cut in it, in order to customise it as a special gift for a friend. I gather that we're talking about a pretty hard substance here, but...

Hi All, Anyone know of an URL/web address for a searchable database for lost or stolen jewelry like the pawn shops seem to have? Or is that a downloaded file? Typing "stolen jewelry" as a search turned up a bunch of news stories about cops recovering stuff and stories about busted thieves but not...

I am wondering if these: http://www.gspncrystals.com/swarovskibeads5000.htm are competitive wholesale prices for Swarovski crystal beads. If not, do any of you sell them for less? I am looking to buy. Thanks!

Does anyone know the best way to buff a scratch out of a piece of apatite that is mounted in a bezel? I have some basic equipment and supplies, but no rock-polising equipment. thanks!

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Is it my imaginations or second hand jewellery with certified gemstones (especially diamonds) keeps a great deal of it's value (if not damaged), even when resold. I saw some second hand diamond rings with price tags very close to those of new ones. I heard a theory that diamonds practically...

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Can anyone tell me what these markings on a bracelet I own mean. 417 G S Thanks

Hi! I've just tried to alloy some sterling silver for the first time. Seems like it should be easy right? Melted 31.1g of fine silver with 2.5g of 99.95 pure copper (I analyzed it at work). Both metals were cleaned in acid then washed off in water first. I'm using a propane / O2 torch and stirred...

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G'Day, In australia I've found it very difficult to find jewellery books within the price range of my budget. Imagine my joy at finding a wonderful book "Hand made Jewellery" by Louis Weiner published 1948 for $20 AUD (less than $15 USD). I'm only a quarter the way through reading it, but it is a...

Hi all I'm working on reconditioning a Beacon Star combination saw/grinder/polisher unit - which has seen better days. In order to replace the two grinding wheels, it seems to be necessary to remove the two shaft bearings so that the grinding wheels can be slid off the shaft. Has anybody done...

Hi everyone, I have been trying to list my website in dmoz under the category Shopping: Jewelry: Supplies. I submitted three times with three months gap between each submission, but to no avail. I am pretty sure I did not violate any dmoz rule. No mirror sites. No inappropraite contents. No...