Old question that I've seen on this board but I have a memory loss to the answer. What is the best way to quench after annealing?

I've searched old messages on this group and others, but haven't found an answer to my question, so here goes. I've never worked with cutting gold before, but have an idea for a piece of jewelry. If I were to get a diamond wire saw (.3mm or .6mm thick blades), what temper of gold should I...

I have had some custom jewelry made that is incomplete. The next phase of my vision requires letters to be etched onto the surface of rings. I do not want to do this myself, but hire a professional. I would like to know what type of businesses can do this. I have 10 small gold rings that I would...

I found an engagement ring that I really, really liked at a jewelry store. The price was right with the ring, but their diamonds were too expensive, so I just purchased the ring. Now I'm looking and loose diamonds, but then I got to thinking that I should find out what size range I'm safe to work...

I have a ring that was in my father's very unusual jewelry collection. It has a large center oval diamond about .75 carat (probably faux) and 8 very small diamonds around it. The ring is very large with engraving on the sides. On the inside it says, "It's a Micheal!", 20k and there is a serial...

Anyone in this newsgroup from Australia?

I found this post and feel it needs to be corrected on one point. According to federal law, to be marketed as Black Hills Gold the item MUST be manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The point was settled in court when Coleman Corp. started manufacturing jewelry in Arizona and began...

I have a 14 carat gold link bracelet made before 1944. Inside is a jeweler's mark of a circle with an arrow through it. who made this bracelet?

Hi, Can anyone tell me the best beaches in Suffolk for nice stones for lapidary, please. Thanks

Can anyone recommend any good places to put up a link to my Jewelry site? F.ex. Free galleries to artists or good lists of links for artists? Thanks, Jeanne Jeanne Rhodes Moen Kristiansand, Norway

To Orchid , I am both a jeweler and a Mac computer tech/graphics professional. I have been living in Norway for the past 13 years, and was widowed a year ago. I am now planning to move back to the United States with my two young daughters,10 and 4. I would like to ask for some advice in relocating...

I do filigree work...take a look at my documentation of a bit piece I did http://www.jeanniusdesigns.com/evolution Best regards, Jeanne Rhodes Moen http://www.jeanniusdesigns.com PS. Am going to write a book on how to do filigree work.

Hello all, Hoping someone here can help me w/ this one. I recently purchased an unusual batch of cameos via ebay. Over 100 pate-sur-pate porcelain cameos/limoges. I have pictures of some of them at my site.. http://www.jeanniusdesigns.com/cameos These are not the run of the mill porcelain cameos...

Hello all, I'm looking for a good way to get something really heavy on my left wrist without looking too conspicuous. This would be something I wear every day, so it would need a versatile look and be durable, although I could get two such items for different looks, if I need to. Normally, I just...

I am looking to get an engagement ring and I've done my research on the net. I know enough about grading and certification that now I'm ready to see some diamonds. I would like to get answers to a couple of questions that I haven't yet been able to find on the internet. Sorry if this is a repeat....

First, please go to this site: http://www.gordonsmasonicrings.com/catalog1.htm just so you know what I'm talking about. This guy and a few others out there sell fraternal and trade-themed, stainless steel, signet-style rings. It's obvious to me that what they do is take a tie tack, enameled button...

I am going to have a jeweller custom make a 14k gold signet ring for me soon. The gold he'll be using will be supplied by me in the form of either one or two 1/4 oz., 24 karat solid gold Kuggerand coins. Of course what he'll do is make a wax model, weight it, and then tell me how much 24 K gold...

Hello everybody! I hope this topic has not yet been discussed to death, but I did a search and nothing really came up, so... How can I prevent nicks and marks from my pliers when I work with wire? I have tried several things that were suggested to me: I put both masking tape and duck tape over the...

Hello all! I am new to this group and new to silversmith. I don't even have any equipment I am so new! I have been researching, reading books, watching videos and lurking in forums for information. I have recently sold a bead business I owned and am now ready to start this new endeavor. I have...

Hello! I wanted to thank again all the people who offered feedback on my flex shaft question. I went ahead and ordered a Foredom flex shaft and a lot of other tools/supplies I think I will need. When my boxes arrived, I became dazed and confused at all the stuff and signed up for a class that is...