[Ganoksin] [August 2003] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench

The Ganoksin Project
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Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques
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In This Edition:

1. Announcing SoCal Orchid Dinner.
2. Cloisonne Primer - History of cloisonne technique.
3. Contemporary Japanese Jewellery.
4. Vibratory finishing - Spinning Away Waste.
5. All that glitters is gold - The Mass Finishing of Gold Jewelry.
6. Enhancing the stone - An Update on Diamond Treatment.
7. Second skin - Testing Rhodium Plating Technique.
8. Etching with PnP Paper.
9. Carat (Karat) Gold Solders.

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In This Edition of Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm

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1. Announcing SoCal Orchid Dinner


Hi All,

With the Contemporary Crafts Market (CCM) coming up in Santa Monica
Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, we (Beth Rosengard & Brad Smith) think this would
be a perfect time to launch Southern California's first Orchid
Dinner. We hope you agree! Furthermore, since this area is also the
home of the Metal Arts Society of Southern California (MASSC), we
figured that bringing together Orchid participants, MASSC members and
CCM jewelry exhibitors, in order to allow us to get to know one
another and benefit Orchid at the same time, is a great idea.

As the plan stands now, there would be a per person cost for the
dinner, payable in advance, with donations to Orchid collected at the
door. Other fund-raising methods can be considered IF there are
volunteers to oversee them. Any suggestions or raised hands?

We have set Saturday, Nov. 1, as the date, with the place yet to be
determined depending on cost, location, and size of the gathering.
We have already located one restaurant in Santa Monica not far from
the CCM venue, which can accommodate a maximum of 100 people, for
about $35 per person including tax and tip. We are checking out
other possibilities but we must have an idea of how many of you might
be interested before we can finalize anything.

At this point, our concept includes one guest per attendee, though
this may have to change depending on the response we get. It would
hinge on our ability to find a suitable venue for more than 100
people. Per person costs for private parties in this area are
commonly upwards of $50 and we would like to keep it well below
that. We know how tight budgets are these days.

What we need from you at this point is an indication, not a
commitment (yet). Until we have some idea of how many people are
likely to attend, we cannot go much further. So please take a
minute and respond to the few questions below. Unless you have
comments you want to share with the list, please reply directly to
. We're looking forward to this event
and to a great turnout. Hope to see you there!

Beth Rosengard & Brad Smith

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2. Cloisonne Primer - History of cloisonne technique

In the late '20's, a small enamel tray, made in China, introduced us
to the word cloisonne. The material looked like the granite ware in
our kitchen. Obviously the wires were used to keep the colors
separated. Then, cloisonne was enamel with wires separating the
colors. Simplicity, pure and simple. This is where the majority of
the general public leaves the subject, little knowing or caring
about its rich history....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...nne-primer.htm

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3. Contemporary Japanese Jewellery

In order to introduce largely unknown contemporary Japanese jewelry
to the West, British jeweler Simon Fraser, working with the advice of
Toyojiro Hida, then a curator at the Crafts Gallery of the National
Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, organized a traveling exhibition
titled 'Contemporary Japanese Jewellery,' which opened in London in
2001....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...smith-w031.htm

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4. Vibratory finishing - Spinning Away Waste

Chemical and mechanical processing work together to treat the
vibratory finishing wastewater at Aro-Sac, increasing production,
making the water reusable and rendering the sludge a non-hazardous
waste...

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...away-waste.htm

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5. All that glitters is gold - The Mass Finishing of Gold Jewelry

Design dictates buyer's choices when gold jewelry is purchased and
the quality of the pieces certainly plays an important part as well.
Not to be overlooked, However, as gold jewelry is readied to go to
market, is that shoppers, regardless of price range, are attracted by
the glitter of gold. This article deals with recommendations as to
how manufacturers can attain that glitter and ensure that the sparkle
of the surface finish of their products catches the buying public's
eye and wallet. We are going to focus on Mass Finishing, what it can
do for you and the various methods and equipment that are available
to save you time and money....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ld-jewelry.htm

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6. Enhancing the stone - An Update on Diamond Treatment

A summary of the most common treatment techniques used on diamonds,
how they are identified by trained gemologists, and what potential
problems they present to manufacturers, retailers, and bench
jewelers....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...treatments.htm

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7. Second skin - Testing Rhodium Plating Technique

Plenty of information has been published about how rhodium plating
solutions should behave under ideal conditions-but little data and
real-world information exists for manufacturers and bench jewelers
to apply to their own plating operations....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...-technique.htm

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8. Etching with PnP Paper

The use of PnP paper-originally designed to create printed circuit
boards-to meet the artistic needs of metalsmiths, jewelers, and
enamelists. With results similar to photo etching, but without the
expense and more complex procedures, the heat transfer method using
PnP has revolutionized the world of artistic etching. Now, the
procedure is not only used throughout the USA, but also in many
other parts of the world...

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...tching-pnp.htm

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9. Carat (Karat) Gold Solders

In many countries, regulations govern the caratage of gold solders
used to make jewellery and, with few exceptions, gold solder alloys
should be of the same caratage as the jewellery. One problem with the
production of solders is to ensure a good colour match with the
jewellery being assembled....

Complete Story:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ld-solders.htm

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Enjoy
Hanuman