My Jewellery Bible, by Oppi Untracht
In this post I discuss one of my favourite jewellery books ‘Jewelry Concepts and Technology’ by Oppi Untracht.
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Fire Stain: What is it and how to prevent it
This post looks at the problems of fire stain in silver soldering and shows examples of how to prevent and remove the stain.
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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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Cake Slice Part Four
This is part three of a series on making a cake slice. Click on the links to see Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3.
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Models for a spoon
At the moment I’m making a simple child’s spoon to give me the opportunity to try out and show off my new stakes. Through this process I will demonstrate the various techniques used such as sinking, planishing and annealing. The first step involves designing and making a pattern for my spoon. As with all of
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Planning My Workshop
I’m in the process of moving my workshop. The initial space I had was a bit too small and it was damp so my tools were in danger of rusting.
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Cake Slice, The Next Step
This is part three of my cake slice project. If you want to see part one and two click here.
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My New Stakes
Before Christmas I bought a second hand set of stakes that were advertised in the Benchpeg newsletter.
The great thing about getting second hand tools is the price, the only downside is that sometimes they require a little work to get them cleaned up and ready to use.
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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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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