Sketching with Metal
Rough sketches in metal of a ring commission I’m working on this week.
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silver ring
Gold & Silver Stacking Rings Part 2
Finishing silver and gold stacking rings.
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Gold & Silver Stacking Rings
Making silver and gold stacking rings.
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Video Blog on Annealing
One of the basic techniques you learn as a silversmith is how to anneal metal. Annealing is the process of heating your metal to soften it after it has been work- hardened with steel tools.
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Silver Ring Part 3
This is part three of making a silver ring. If you want to see part two click here.
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Silver Ring Part 2
When the ring has cooled down it is put in a diluted acid solution. This cleans the silver and removes any traces of flux.
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Silver Ring Part 1
When I get an order for a piece of jewellery such is my enthusiasm to get started I forget to document the process for my blog! This week I decided to make a simple silver ring and photograph each stage of the process. Here are the photos from today’s work.
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Bling for your buck.
With the Irish natonal budget only a day away and Christmas shopping on everyones mind. I decided to go in search of some recession chic jewellery. You’ll be delighted to hear the gold and silversmiths didn’t disappoint!
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Hallmarking Process
Now that I’ve soldered my silver ring and hammered it into shape it’s time to send it to Dublin for hallmarking. The only Assay office in Ireland is based in Dublin castle and has been testing and hallmarking precious metal since 1637.
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Silver Soldering
I got an order for a silver ring this week, so I decided to film the soldering process.