My fork tines are again beginning to show the blueing we previously discussed so I guess my quick fix with the pickle was just a flash in the pan. My next attempt will be to "temper" the tines. I am thinking just enough heat to almost get to the "straw color" and then cool. Quench or air cool...

Hi guys: When I was in Jr. High crafts class, we did some lapidary work with obsidian. When we sanded and buffed it we used some sort of green wax that we heated up and used to attach the stone to the end of a wooden stick. When it solidified it really stuck down hard. I'd like to use some of...

Hi Folks, I've got a project to solder and every time I make the attempt stuff moves and I am REAL over re-doing this. Granted, it has been a while since I did this, but back when I did I had an asbestos pad that you could use pins to hold the parts while you soldered them. I've spent the last...

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I am trying to make a ring similar to this. http://www.creedcanada.com/40081-87.html No I am not to cheap to buy one (I have seen a few people ripped for that) what I would like to do is place a custom image in the band to give to my wife. Does anyone know where I could get a band and how can I...

Hello, I wanted to post my experience purchasing from Gary Weiss Jewelry / Jeweler in NYC, also called Jewelry47 on eBay. I am a consumer (not a business) who found Gary through eBay. He did not have the exact ring I wanted listed on eBay so I contacted him about making a ring. After several...

I've just had a brainstorm that you good people may be able to help me with. 8D It occurred to me that since sparex turns into a copper plating solution when iron is added to it, that I could use that to give a coppery color to pieces of a knife, such as a stainless steel blade, bolsters and...

Hi folks, I keep seeing folks mention using Cuttle Fish to cast Silver, where can this be obtained? Approx cost? How many times can you cast before it's time to make a new mold? Same Questions for Tufa Stone another item I hear about for casting Silver tho more porous I understand. Nia:wen Thank...

Hello, all and happy holidays. I have scanned these newsgroups and I think this may be the right place to ask this question. I am in need of a single black onyx "marble" of 5/16" diameter. As I understand from my research, black onyx is really brown onyx which has been dyed. I have the one...

Hello friends, I want to get my wife something for her jewelry making hobby for Christmas. Can anyone recommend which optivisor magnification level is best for beading and jewelry making? Or...do you even like an optivisor? or would a flexible arm magnifier be better? Thanks to you all. Andy

I cast two pieces , an orchid and a rose, in fine silver, since I enamel these silver flowers. Using centifugal casting, melting the metal with a torch --- they were cast separately, in two flasks. The rose metal looked normal, silver, while the orchid metal was dark, evenly black. I have...

Further to the string of some weeks ago about pickling agents, I have just tested 'Cillit Bang' as a pickle and it removes oxidation in a few minutes at room temp. I have not tried it on flux yet. It seems to be a new product here in UK so is probably available in most Supermarket stores. The...

I posted to this group a while back, looking for a source for a nice fire agate cab. That ring project has been completed and I wear the result with pride. Now I want to find a gold-in-quartz cab to provide the same jeweler, to have a ring made that pretty much matches the fire agate ring he made...

This doesn't have much to do with jewelry but neither do most of the other subjects. I suppose I should have asked before I did this but... I have a wonderful solid copper saucepan that was plated with something silver on the inside when I bought it years ago. This wore off over time and left me...

I am making some bracelets made of large jump rings with glass beads (furnace glass or cane glass). Seems to be working pretty much ok except that I have an occasional glass bead crack (maybe 1 out of 10). To solve this problem, I cut a strip of fiber blanket and am laying it over the glass while...

to Peter, I do not know if anyone else has commented on the style of = posting that you now post. However, for me, that equals sign (=3D) at the end of = every line=20 sets my teeth on edge and drives me crazy.=20 No need to post this. Just my opinion.

Dear Guys, I wondered if any knowledgeable person could give me any indication on what they felt the likely "fair" retail value of the diamond below would be? Although the answer is fairly academic now because I've bought it (for 4000 euros including the 18ct white gold ring and setting, which...

I just ordered a Moldavite ring from the online store www.natures-emporium.com, and it's beautiful. When I asked if it was a genuine Moldavite, they said yes it was. It cost $42.00 for the ring itself. Here's a link: http://www.natures-emporium.com/moldavitering.html They say that Moldavite is...

Hello all, I would like to carve a simple Swan Cameo for my wife, but am having trouble locating cameo blanks in either Agate or Shell. I don't have a lapidary setup, so making my own isn't really an option. And the need for carving my own is I can't locate a source for a large Swan Cameo. Say...

Hi, I did a lot of research before buying a diamond a couple years ago, and got a very good price at that time. However, while I cannot remember the exact price I paid, (I have the paper work filed away somewhere, but right now do not remember), looking at prices today, it SEEMS that the prices...