Jewelry Making with Brad Simon

Jewelry Making Articles

Check out these articles on Jewelry Making:

 

http://guidetojewelrymaking.com/articles/5csofcustom.html

 

http://guidetojewelrymaking.com/articles/bella.html

 

http://guidetojewelrymaking.com/articles/creatingarubbermold.html

 

http://guidetojewelrymaking.com/articles/cuttingarubbermold.html

 

http://guidetojewelrymaking.com/articles/designconsiderations.html

Soldering Jewelry

Before soldering always coat the jewelry with boric acid by dipping it in a solution of boric acid and alcohol.  Then, burn off the alcohol leaving an even coating of powered boric acid over the jewelry.  When heated the boric acid will turn glassy, forming a barrier from oxygen in the air, keeping the jewelry from oxidation.  Boric acid also acts as a flux.  Often this is all the flux you will need to solder; however, sometimes additional flux will need to be added.

  ~Brad

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How To Make Jewelry

http://www.GuideToJewelryMaking.com

Learn how to Make Handmade Jewelry in Silver, Gold, And Platinum from Working Professional Jewelers who are Masters of their Craft.  The Guide to Jewelry Making provide instructions to create rings, pendants, and earrings including; jewelry fabrication, casting, forging, soldering, CAD, Lasers and more.  Articles and videos by Master Jewelers:

• Brad Simon
• Steve Satow
• Jurgen Maerz
• Tom Weishaar
• Chuck Koehler
• Charles Lewton Brain
• and Many Others.

Do you have questions about how to make jewelry with CAD/CAM, Hand-Fabrication, or Casting?  The Guide to Jewelry Making is all about Custom Jewelry Manufacturing techniques and technologies.  Learn how to make Custom Jewelry Manufacturing easier and more profitable.

Learn Jewelry Making Techniques others use to Succeed

The Guide To Jewelry Making provides articles and videos by working jewelers who face the same problems you do day in and day out.  Our experts help beginners learn the basics they need and show more experienced jewelers how to polish their skills and learn new techniques. 

Whether you are a beginning jeweler looking to make your own jewelry, develop your jewelry making skills, and build your career as a jeweler or a seasoned veteran of the bench looking to refresh your skills and rejuvenate your career, The Guide to Jewelry Making will help jump-start your creativity and motivate you to accomplish your goals.

Basic Jewelry making techniques such as sawing, filing, forging, soldering, and polishing are all covered.  Instructions on how to use jewelers’ tools and equipment and jewelry supplies needed for custom made jewelry are given throughout the articles and videos.  You’ll also learn about how tool selection effects your finished product and how new technology can help you make better jewelry.

Plus, the Guide to Jewelry Making goes beyond the basics and demonstrates advanced techniques to fabricate complex jewelry mountings, multiple stone rings, ornate crowns for stonesetting, and intricate filigree jewelry.  Soldering and Fusion Welding processes are discussed as well as advanced forming and shaping techniques.

• Traditional Jewelry Making Techniques
• Casting Precious Metals
• Wax Carving Jewelry Models
• Bench Jewelers Tips and Tricks
• Using Jewelers’ Tools
• New Laser Welding Technology
• It’s All Here For You

http://www.GuideToJewelryMaking.com

Custom Designed Jewelry and Custom Made Remounts are Big Business

Hand fabricating a piece of jewelry is a mark of true craftsmanship.  The Guide to Jewelry Making contains many articles and videos where you will learn how to create handmade jewelry. Learn cutting-edge techniques and insights for fabricating rings, pendants, earrings, broaches and more.  From simple designs to truly unique jewelry, the Guide to Jewelry Making teaches basic jewelry techniques and demonstrates hand-fabricating techniques that will stretch your creativity.

The Guide to Jewelry Making is also your guide to solving the most common casting problems and how to carve wax jewelry models.  With the dramatic increase in demand for custom design jewelry and custom re-mounts, Bench Jewelers need to develop efficient and affordable techniques to enhance their casting skills.  With casting at the foundation of custom design, learning to increase the quality of your cast pieces while reducing the time required completing a casting job offers tremendous benefits and savings.

http://www.GuideToJewelryMaking.com

Learn More Productive Ways to Accomplish Your Work at the Jewelers’ Bench

Learn how to work smarter not harder and achieve more in less time.  The Guide to Jewelry Making is designed to inform, instruct, and inspire bench jewelers to accomplish their best.  So few of us are utilizing our full potential, that it feels absolutely wonderful to achieve things we didn’t know we could, the Guide to Jewelry Making provides the information to help you achieve them.

Learn what works and what doesn’t from our experienced Master Jewelers.  Each article and video is filled with high-quality instruction by working jewelers who are masters of their craft.  From Basic Techniques to Advanced Applications - From Centuries Old Procedures to the Latest in Technological Advancements, each article and video provides accurate informative instruction from Professional Bench Jewelers.

http://www.GuideToJewelryMaking.com

Saw Frames

Keep two or three saw frames at your bench with different size sawblades in each one.  Color-code the handle with spray paint so that you can easily keep them separate.  Then. regardless of the work, you will always have a saw with the proper size blade ready to use.

  ~Brad

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Polishing Jewelry

Always work just below the center of the buff wheel while polishing.  Never raise the jewelry above a horizontal line even with the motor spindle, or lower it too far below.  Both of these situations will cause the wheel to grab the item from your hand.

  ~Brad

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Jewelry Files

When filing, let the file do the work.  It is not necessary to use excessive force. Roughing out should be done quickly.  For speedy filing the answer is in method, not muscle.  As finer files are used, a lighter stroke is needed.  In finishing the job a delicate touch or feel for the work is needed, and makes the difference between a superior and a mediocre job.

  ~Brad

http://www.MetalPlatingGuide.com
This book is about plating metal in general and not just jewelry specific.  However at 123 pages in length, it contains all the information you ever wanted to know about plating metal.