Someone sold me about 1 pound of hassium and this metal should be similar to platinum metals.Is it possible to create nice jewelry with hassium, or is it too difficult to work with hassium? Please help.

I am wrapping pieces in silver wire - any ideas ???

I do apologize for my behavior last night, but not the content. I should have edited out all the foul language, started to, but for my friends and students that read this news group, I just had to leave them in. I doubt if there are a lot of children reading this group. They are on the porn...

I'm going to be moving back to the San Francisco/Bay Area (yay! I'm going home for a few) for a little bit. I'm wondering if any of you know of a good appraiser for some stones I've purchased over the past year. Yea, I've been slacking. :( Any/all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks! CeM

I am looking for a good reputable appraiser in the Seattle area. Would anyone be able to recommend one? Thanks! CeM

any ideas on how to extract gold from aqua regia? i assume just diluting it would work as would neutralizing it also. iwould assume that the gold would just pdrecipitate out thanks peter -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

I'm looking for a good source of small (4-6 mm) Aquamarine beads. I prefer good quality over abundance. Anyone out there with a suggestion?

I managed to secure some large clean aquamarines but their colour is indifferent. Can anybody suggest where I might take them to undergo heat treatment. Much appreciate any advice.

I just purchased a ring for my wife to commemorate our 3rd child. Since we have two March babies, the ring has two 5mm aquamarine stones. The jewler charged $400 each, saying they are AAA quality. This seems high...does $400/ea for aquamarine sound right? Thanks.

Hello, I am looking for an engagement ring and I've determined that my price- range ($1500) should be enough to allow me to get a decent mounting with a nice bling-y semi-precious stone. Probably I would like something large, shiny and purple or pink. I've been talking to a lot of jewelers about...

I heard that some jewels are cursed and will bring bad luck to anyone wearing them. Is that true and if yes, how can I find cursed jewels ???

I am getting into gold wire-wrap jewelry, was wondering if there are free instructions anywhere for making wire-wrap jewelry. If not I will have to buy a book or two from Rio Grande. Also, is there a message forum or newsgroup specifically for wire-wrappers? Thanks.

Hello everyone, Just wondering if any of you could help me determine whether pearls on this picture are real... http://www.andreassteiner.net/temp/ Many thanks in advance!

I use argentium silver for my wire wrapping and 925 silver for casting. Was perusing the Rio Grande catalog and came across Argentium casting grains. My question - has anyone used Argentium silver for casting? Have you seen a noticeable difference in casting? Is it better or...

This article would seem to indicate that only the Name is protected: UK Inventor, Finnish Manufacturer Team Up to Produce Tarnish-Free Silver - Alloy Took Ten Years of Trial and Error At long last - tanish-free silver. Could it be true?

Hey, I wanted to get a water torch such as the HydroFlux but was put off by reports that it doesn't work so well with sterling silver. Apparently, sterling has great "heat sinking" abilities and the small pin point flame produced by the HydroFlux won't heat the metal enough for a good...

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...

I have a large flat piece I made. I was just playing around, but it turned out GREAT so what I want to do is wear it as a pendant. It's square, and I want to mount a bail through which I will run a chain. I don't want it on the top/edge, as I want it to hang point up, and I want the connection...

I'm a newbie to the art fair scene and am looking for advice. I have a copy of "The Michigan Crafter Magazine". Now I just need figure out which shows to choose, how many should I apply to, where to find display units, should I accept credit cards, if so can I get the best deal, etc. Any advice...

I have a 14 kp white gold men's diamond wedding band with the markings "artcrest" and 14kp on the inside of the band. It was purchased in 1983. I am trying to get info on the manufacturer and what alloys where used and if it was plated. I have searched but can find no mention of who made artcrest...