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Forum: Jewelry September 8th 10, 08:36 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 8
Views: 4,620
Posted By William Black
graver sharpening

On 04/09/10 07:27, Alav wrote:

And, more of a european specific question, it seems, what kind of
sharpening aids are used in Europe. The book speak about a graver
holder / graver fixture...
Forum: Jewelry June 28th 10, 03:53 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 8
Views: 4,558
Posted By William Black
Siver Soldering/Brazing

On 27/06/10 18:43, Ray Field wrote:

How difficult is this repair?

Reasonably so.

Jump ring soldering is a basic skill you learn when you're training.

What solder and flux is required,
Forum: Jewelry April 3rd 10, 10:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Chilla wrote:

William Black wrote:

Do you make the bows for the GP or for re-enactors?

For me, but I'm a re-enactor...

Well they sell well here in Australia, due to the lack...
Forum: Jewelry April 2nd 10, 01:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Chilla wrote:

William Black wrote:
When you make your long bows, do you coat the staves in anything?

A light coating of linseed oil after they're finished.

I like boiled linseed...
Forum: Jewelry March 30th 10, 06:21 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Chilla wrote:
William Black wrote:

Chilla wrote:

William Black wrote:

A lot of woods will cause a nasty reaction in particle form (sawdust),
however if you wear a...
Forum: Jewelry March 28th 10, 09:15 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Chilla wrote:

William Black wrote:
A lot of woods will cause a nasty reaction in particle form (sawdust),
however if you wear a filter mask things will be fine.

Yew is no worse...
Forum: Jewelry March 27th 10, 08:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Chilla wrote:
William Black wrote:
Peter W. Rowe wrote:

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:34:34 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry
" ...
Forum: Jewelry March 25th 10, 02:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By William Black
Question

Peter W. Rowe wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:34:34 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry
" wrote:

Hi,
Could anyone tell me what woods and...
Forum: Jewelry October 29th 09, 05:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Ganesh wrote:
On Oct 28, 4:34=A0am, Ganesh wrote:
On Oct 10, 7:10 am, William Black wrote:

The last couple of times Indian...
Forum: Jewelry October 29th 09, 06:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Ganesh wrote:
On Oct 10, 7:10 am, William Black wrote:

The last couple of times Indian millionaires bought bits of looted
Indian heritage and then tried to...
Forum: Jewelry October 2nd 09, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 12
Views: 2,747
Posted By William Black
Traditional methods of diamond identification:-

polymer wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:07:47 -0700, William Black wrote:
snippage
But it's all the bloody same...
Bloody sameness? In what way?
Indian gold jewellery being sold...
Forum: Jewelry October 1st 09, 06:07 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 12
Views: 2,747
Posted By William Black
Traditional methods of diamond identification:-

polymer wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:20:33 -0700, William Black wrote:

polymer wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:33:13 -0700, Ted Frater wrote:

[snip]

It is very much as it...
Forum: Jewelry September 30th 09, 03:20 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 12
Views: 2,747
Posted By William Black
Traditional methods of diamond identification:-

polymer wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:33:13 -0700, Ted Frater wrote:

William Black wrote:
Abrasha wrote:

Dude, it's time you educate
yourself and stop with your inane...
Forum: Jewelry September 29th 09, 06:50 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 12
Views: 2,747
Posted By William Black
Traditional methods of diamond identification:-

Ted Frater wrote:

If as you describe, the jewellery trade in India and the craftsmen
working in it are devided into those who design and those who make.
the latter being poorly paid.
It...
Forum: Jewelry September 17th 09, 12:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 5
Views: 2,842
Posted By William Black
Setting Stones to jewelry

Ganesh wrote:
Disadvantage:- the thin metal holdings eventually loosens often
letting the stone fall, or they break.

You're not doing it right.

Learn to do it properly and they don't fall...
Forum: Jewelry September 2nd 09, 06:42 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Ganesh wrote:

She is Maharani Jind Kaur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jind_Kaur) is
mother of Maharaja Duleep Singh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duleep_Singh) and
wife of Maharaja Ranjit...
Forum: Jewelry September 2nd 09, 11:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Peter W. Rowe wrote:
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:02:27 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry Ted Frater
wrote:

Do you Peter get the annual Goldsmiths Review, published by the...
Forum: Jewelry September 1st 09, 10:57 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Ted Frater wrote:


so my guess is it was cast first of all then chased up with chisels and
punches.
The intaglio design would have been cut with chisels and then with
punches.

I don't...
Forum: Jewelry September 1st 09, 05:59 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Peter W. Rowe wrote:
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:30:08 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry Ganesh
wrote:

This one's very easy to make
...
Forum: Jewelry August 26th 09, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,297
Posted By William Black
Antique Jewelry

Ganesh wrote:
Does any one have good sources on Antique Jewelry making techniques?

The word 'antique' means 'over 100 years old'.

Do you mean 'reproduction jewellery'?

If so you need to define a...
Forum: Jewelry August 17th 09, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 7
Views: 2,311
Posted By William Black
Help identifying antique jewelry

Chris Shearer Cooper wrote:

So the lapel pin, and the chain coming from it, are probably not
connected to the pocket pin, right?

Almost certainly.

--
William Black
Forum: Jewelry August 17th 09, 09:43 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 7
Views: 2,311
Posted By William Black
Help identifying antique jewelry

robynahawk wrote:
On Aug 15, 7:52 pm, Chris Shearer Cooper
wrote:

I know this isn't quite the right forum, but I'm hoping either someone
here can help...
Forum: Jewelry August 16th 09, 06:34 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 7
Views: 2,311
Posted By William Black
Help identifying antique jewelry

Chris Shearer Cooper wrote:

I know this isn't quite the right forum, but I'm hoping either someone
here can help me, or at least point me in the right direction.

I've discovered an old...
Forum: Jewelry August 13th 09, 04:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,337
Posted By William Black
Jewelry in India / Gems in India

Ganesh wrote:
On Aug 13, 5:24am, William Black wrote:

Now, =A0about the usual dress of Christian women in India.

Do tell us what it is...

...
Forum: Jewelry August 13th 09, 01:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 29
Views: 6,337
Posted By William Black
Jewelry in India / Gems in India

Ganesh wrote:
On Aug 12, 12:00 pm, William Black
wrote:
Ganesh wrote:
I am from India and I have not heard of magical stories associated
with diamonds...
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