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[Ganoksin] [Issue #110] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
The Ganoksin Project
S i n c e 1 9 9 6 Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques http://www.ganoksin.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ganoksin is run by a group of people who believe in and love what they're doing. If you enjoy our efforts, then please feel free to show your support! Purchase the official Orchid Pin http://www.ganoksin.com/splash ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark your calendars now for the 2005 Annual Orchid Tucson Dinner, to be held Saturday, February 5, 2005 at the The Savoy Opera House, Tucson, AZ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition: 1. Samuel Yellin - Sketching in Iron 2. The Garnet Group - A Neososilicate 3. Fearless Platinum Repairs 4. Jewelers share their stories about working with findings 5. Tips for removing, holding, and drilling pearls 6. Jim Binnion - Mokame Gane 7. Patty Cokus - Articulated Frusta 8. Nancy Jo Stroud - Handwoven Jewlery 9. Joan Dulla - Crochet ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great deal on a Great Book! 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments for the Hand By Marthe Le Van Introduction by Robert W. Ebendorf http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-book...1579905080.htm Price: $10.01 Media: Paperback Manufacturer : Lark Books (NC) Release data : 2004 Originally titled "500 Rings" this Lark Jewelry book project authored by Marthe Le Van was intended to be smaller. A call for entries yielded so many excellent images, that the book was expanded to accommodate the extra submissions. This book is a visual delight and a testament to the creativity offered by jewelers and metalsmiths who celebrate the hand. At only $10.01, this is a deal that shouldn't be missed! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition of Tips From The Jeweler's Bench http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Samuel Yellin - Sketching in Iron By Anna Fariello By the mid-nineteenth century, European ironwork was in decline due to innovations brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Cast iron was replacing the more time-consuming and skillfully made hammered iron, driving the decorative smith toward extinction. A French historian wrote that the last piece of decorative ironwork to be produced in the 'glorious tradition' of wrought iron was made in 1809 and surrounded the choir in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. One hundred years later - in 1909 Samuel Yellin established a blacksmith shop and attempted to recreate the quality craftsmanship found in historic ironwork.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/samuel-yellin.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The Garnet Group - A Neososilicate By Edna B. Anthony Garnet is a common mineral distributed worldwide. It occurs as crystals, in massive and granular forms, and as tumbled pebbles. It can form under a wide variety of geological conditions, but high temperatures are essential for its development. It is of major importance as a rock-making mineral in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. It alters frequently to chlorite, serpentine, and talc. Chemical stability and resistance to weathering permit excellent crystals to be found in alluvial deposits. It is known that inhabitants of the American southwest still recover crystals from the desert sands and ant hills there. Garnet has imperfect cleavage, but it can exhibit an unusual angular fracture. This ability allows it to retain sharp cutting edges. Industry takes advantage of this property and its hardness to produce abrasive papers and cloths that are two to six times more efficient than those of quartz.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/garnet.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Fearless Platinum Repairs By Jurgen J. Maerz What does it take to be successful at repairing, customizing, and servicing platinum jewelry? First, an understanding of properties unique to platinum. When platinum is mined, it is usually found with one or more of its five sister metals, called the platinum group metals: palladium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...um-repairs.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Jewelers share their stories about working with findings By Tina Wojtkielo When a commercial finding isn't quite right but making the component by hand seems like reinventing the wheel, creative modification comes into play. That's what designer Jayne Redman of Cumberland, Maine, encountered when searching for the perfect clasp for her Palm Neckwire.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ings-tales.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Tooling a Round - Tips for removing, holding, and drilling pearls By Charles Lewton-Brain When taking in a piece of pearl jewelry for repair, it may be necessary to remove the pearl to avoid damaging it. Since most pearls are held in place with glue, you can remove them by gently warming the jewelry piece. You want the part near the pearl to get warm and soften the glue. Most glues will soften with heat, allowing you to pull the pearl off the peg easily.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ith-pearls.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ganoksin offers Webmasters with Free Website Content! Integrate the most respected gem and jewelry content in the world into your Website easily and free! More than 150,000 articles are available in virtually every aspect of The gem and Jewelry trade can be integrated to your website by simply adding a few lines of source code. Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/tipsgate.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Orchid Gallery - Jim Binnion - Mokame Gane After extensive research on this ancient technique, I have developed my own modern method for making mokume gane using currently available equipment and materials. In my work I fuse sheets of platinum, gold, and silver alloys together. I then forge and carve the stack to create unique patterns in the metal..... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/jim-binnion.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Orchid Gallery - Patty Cokus - Articulated Frusta Inspired by an amazing collapsible cup that transforms from a flat object to a container able to hold liquid, the Articulated Frusta series is an exploration of constructing with frusta, or cone segments. I hand fabricate metal to produce multiple freely growing and receding wearable forms. Each piece transforms with the slightest touch or movement of the wearer, expanding and collapsing and twisting into various positions with subtle sounds revealing every shift..... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/Patty-Cokus.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Orchid Gallery - Nancy Jo Stroud - Handwoven Jewlery After a lifetime of producing art in many genres, I began taking Jewelry Classes ten years ago. I have had the wonderful opportunity to take many workshops from brilliant craftsmen through MASSAC. The three artist that have influenced my work most are Mary Lee Hu, Marnie Ryan and Deborah Jemmott. By combining the techniques of Wire Weaving, Fusing, and Art Clay, I have created my own methods of design..... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/nancy-jo-stroud.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Orchid Gallery - Joan Dulla - Crochet When I crochet wire, I go into a meditative state, which soothes me. It feels like heaven. As the wire runs through my hands, I feel the coldness of the metal heat as I stretch and pull it. It?s softness hardens as I manipulate it into place. It will do what I want. The air seems to float as I shape the bead, ball or sculptural form. Noise disappears as I get lost in the process. Five hours later I have a necklace or a new sculptural form. The process fills my soul and makes my heart sing.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/joan-dulla.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video has arrived at Ganoksin! Sometimes, the written word on a process performed in the jewelry trade like metal casting, pales in comparison to the beauty of watching molten metal in action. Now available for online viewing, Daniel Ballard from PM West, shows viewers the seductive glamour of making grain and casting. Blaine Lewis from New Approach School for Jewelers teaches us how to sharpen a graver and why it is important to keep them sharp. These are just a few of the many offerings you will find at the Video Library! Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/video ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put an Orchid on your Bench Join the most popular online community for jewelers, The Orchid forums at http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ganoksin Project (http://www.ganoksin.com) is the largest virtual single information source for searchable archived content for jewelry and metals in the world. Its 5200 Orchid members foster sharing, support community, enhance productivity and encourage studio safety, by promoting education in the jewelry and metal arts worldwide. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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