It seems like engagement rings are all silver or platinum these days... but I'm a bit partial to gold. Maybe I should change my thinking? Anyhow, I was thinking about my plans for purchasing an engagement ring for my girlfriend. I would kind of like her name and a few horses lightly engraved...

Native American Indian Market in New York City...Dec 10-18th, 2005 Open from 12-8 pm For over ten years, AICH has hosted a Native American Indian Market in the Gallery, featuring Native artists/vendors from across the country and sometimes vendors from Mexico and South America. Items for...

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Hey everyone, I have a number of diamond and sapphire rings that I am pretty religious about cleaning. Last night, I had this wild idea and I want to hear the opinions of you all. I boiled some water in a pot and tied a few rings to a grill that straddled the top of the pot (the rings were not...

Fine Contemporary Crafts Wanted for 2006 Sales Season (5/20-10/15). More than 30,000 visitors. Ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork, basketry, wood, and other fine craft media. Juror: Daniella Kerner, Tyler School of Art. For prospectus send SASE to Craft Gallery, Long Beach Island Foundation of...

I have a dry dental alginate positive model that I'd like to vacuum cast in gold. This is a reduced-size model made from a rubber mold that no longer exists, and full-size object that I no longer own. What's the best process, given that I only need one metal object in the end? Is the following...

Hi, I was wondering about what people's opinion is with Movado tension rings. My concerns are as followed: 1. How well are they constructed, since metal alloys have a large effect on duability on a tension set ring. Am I for example better off buying a ring from Steven Kretchmer designs? 2. How...

I'm looking for something for my wife for our 25th anniversary. She doesn't wear her gold wedding ring anymore because she is allergic to everything on the planet, or so it seems, and not surprisingly she developed a skin reaction to the ring. If it's possible to speculate, what material tends...

Just subscribed to it and hope to see some old faces here. I was bit out of touch with online groups for a year or so and i guess i have some more time to devote reading about current gemstone related topics. Fazalur Qazi http://www.sfgems.com

I heard that there is a way to copy a pattern from a paper to the metal, before engraving it, by using bees wax. Does anyone know how to do it ?

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Hello, I'm new to this group. I was just poking through some old jewelry tools and stuff of my Dad's, and came across several packets of "United States Bronze Powder Works, Inc. #801 Light Gold Burnish - One Ounce." Would anyone happen to know what this may have been used for? Also, would anyone...

I'm sure this gets asked a lot on this newsgroup, but any recommendations would be great. I'm looking for a jeweler to work with in creating an engagement ring. I have some very specific ideas and would like to sit down with a jeweler to discuss the possibilities of creating a custom...

Des anyone know of a resource for images of older jewellery renderings from Cartier, Faberge, etc? Looking for sketchbook kind of stuff. Gouche and canson (or whatever) as well. any leads would be helpful.

After much helpfull advice and reading other posts I've been using a copper/silver alloy for casting small items recently. To keep the cost down I use abot 90% copper (scrap electrical wire) and 10% pure silver (a bar of bullion bought from ebay). I am trying to keep a non-toxic work enviroment ...

Dear Sir, Hi, I have JewelCAD Experience, and worked in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia in international level firms. I worked in Cyprus in Adams Gold a UK based company and did lot of experiences on stone settings. I can send you my detail CV if interested.

I know my daughter watches everything I make, I found this site that has jewelry kits for children, so they can work along side their Moms :-) http://www.craft-kits.net/jewelry-kits.htm Ti

I have a couple of "logos" that I have designed and printed. I need to have a wax pattern or rubber mold made from these designs so I can make some pendants, keychains and stuff from them. Where can I go to get something like this done? Ive done some web searches but the "mold makers" Ive found...