Stonesetting with Brad Simon

Bench Jewelers Tips Special Offer

In 1999 Bench Media published ‘Run Your Shop Without It Running You’.  For the past 10 years it has been the Best Selling book on Jewelry Shop Management.  In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the book you can now read it online free when you sign-up for eBench Newsletter.  Go to http://www.eBenchNewsletter.com enter your email Address to Subscribe and you will be sent instructions to read the book.

10th Anniversary July Sale

This is Bench Media’s 10th year of helping bench jewelers become more professional at their craft and we are celebrating by offering you tremendous savings throughout the year.

Membership Websites

This summer you can save on annual memberships to Bench Media’s two membership websites, Bench Television and Bench Jewelers Network.

Receive Year Round Access with No Monthly Recurring Fees
http://www.BWSimon.com/jewelersnetwork.htm

Bench Television
Annual Membership regularly $170.00 Now Only $125.

Bench Television provides TV style How To training videos for Bench Jewelers.  Membership to this site allows you unlimited access to all the channels and shows any time of the day or week. You can watch shows over and over as many times as you need.

All the video training from all of Bench Media’s DVDs are included on Bench Television, PLUS addition videos not published on DVD.

Bench Jewelers Network
Annual Membership regularly $240.00 Now Only $170.

The Bench Jewelers Network is an Online Community of Professional Bench Jewelers, Students, and Serious Hobbyist.  Here you can learn all about Jewelry Repair, Stone Setting, Jewelry Fabrication & Casting, Shop Management, and Much More.  Our vast Resource Library Contains Articles and Videos on everything related to Bench Jewelers.  Plus you can ask questions, share tips & tricks, and show off your latest creations in our Members Only Forum.

The Bench Jewelers Network contains all the Training Videos on Bench Television
PLUS:
? Written Articles from Bench Magazine, eBench Newsletter and More
? A Members Only Discussion Forum
? All Back Issues of Bench Magazine
? Free download of Fee to Shining Fee pricing software
? Free Download of Run Your Shop without It Running You and other eBooks

Summer Special:
Join Bench Jewelers Network for ONLY $170 (annual fee regularly $240)
Join Bench Television for ONLY $125 (annual fee regularly $170)

Join Now - These Prices are Good Until July 30th!

Go To: http://www.BWSimon.com/jewelersnetwork.htm

Stonesetting Seminars

The 2009 Bench Jewelers Conference is offering the following seminars on Stonesetting.  For a complete list of seminars and registration details go to: www.BenchConference.com

This may be the most Important Event you attend in 2009.

Pave & Bead Setting
Joel McFadden
Friday session 1, Saturday session 1
Pave setting has long been associated with elegant jewelry.  In this seminar you will learn from a Master Setter how to perform fine quality pave using a unique cut-down method that will speed your work and improve your quality.  How to lay out patterns and micro pave will also be covered.  Many tips and tricks will be shown to make your work easier and more proficient.

Setting Princess Cut
Joel McFadden
Thursday session 2, Friday session 3
A new way to set princess cuts and pointed stones.  Princess cuts are the most fragile of all diamond cuts and must be set differently due to the natural grain with in the stones.  These new techniques allow secure setting with the least risk of damage to the stones.  You’ll learn how to dramatically improve your setting skills while avoiding many of the pitfalls common to princess shaped stones. 

Working with Colored Stones
Wayne Emery
Friday session 2, Friday session 4
Handling Colored Stones in the shop causes additional problems to setters and repair jewelers.  Broaden your knowledge base by finding out about different Colored Stones; what precautions to take and more importantly what not to do when working with them.  Pick up vital new skills on how to identify treatments and enhancements to avoid damaging expensive, irreplaceable gemstones.

Favorite Tips - Stonesetting
Jurgen Maerz & Brad Simon
Friday session 4
Working at the Bench encompasses only a few basic techniques.  However, there are numerous tricks to use in mastering those techniques.  This seminar is full of innovative tips, tricks, shortcuts, and homemade tools to help jewelers work smarter, by being more efficient and economical.  You will learn tips, tricks, and techniques from Master Jewelers Jurgen Maerz & Brad Simon on Stonesetting.  Plus bring along your own tips to share.

For a complete list of seminars and registration details go to: www.BenchConference.com

Setting Gemstones in Jewelry

The 2009 Bench Jewelers Conference is offering the following seminars on Stonesetting.  For a complete list of seminars and registration details go to: www.BenchConference.com

This may be the most Important Event you attend in 2009.

Pave & Bead Setting
Joel McFadden
Friday session 1, Saturday session 1
Pave setting has long been associated with elegant jewelry.  In this seminar you will learn from a Master Setter how to perform fine quality pave using a unique cut-down method that will speed your work and improve your quality.  How to lay out patterns and micro pave will also be covered.  Many tips and tricks will be shown to make your work easier and more proficient.

Setting Princess Cut
Joel McFadden
Thursday session 2, Friday session 3
A new way to set princess cuts and pointed stones.  Princess cuts are the most fragile of all diamond cuts and must be set differently due to the natural grain with in the stones.  These new techniques allow secure setting with the least risk of damage to the stones.  You’ll learn how to dramatically improve your setting skills while avoiding many of the pitfalls common to princess shaped stones. 

Working with Colored Stones
Wayne Emery
Friday session 2, Friday session 4
Handling Colored Stones in the shop causes additional problems to setters and repair jewelers.  Broaden your knowledge base by finding out about different Colored Stones; what precautions to take and more importantly what not to do when working with them.  Pick up vital new skills on how to identify treatments and enhancements to avoid damaging expensive, irreplaceable gemstones.

Favorite Tips - Stonesetting
Jurgen Maerz & Brad Simon
Friday session 4
Working at the Bench encompasses only a few basic techniques.  However, there are numerous tricks to use in mastering those techniques.  This seminar is full of innovative tips, tricks, shortcuts, and homemade tools to help jewelers work smarter, by being more efficient and economical.  You will learn tips, tricks, and techniques from Master Jewelers Jurgen Maerz & Brad Simon on Stonesetting.  Plus bring along your own tips to share.

For a complete list of seminars and registration details go to: www.BenchConference.com

Pre-Publication Sale

Set Em Straight
By Brad Simon

10 different setting projects on 2 DVDs

ONLY $40 until February 22nd
    (save $29.95)
Product will ship the end of February

To Order Go To:
http://benchjewelersnetwork.com/store/stonesetting/index.html

HURRY This Sale is for 1 Week ONLY

We’re Giving Away $1500 In Prizes

To help jump start the discussions on the Bench Jewelers Network
Forum we’re having a contest.  We’ll be counting all the new
posts and comments to posts from now until March 10th.  Those who
post the most will win prizes!

Go to www.BenchJewelersNetwork.com for all the details!

Plus For a Limited Time when you join the Bench Jewelers Network
you will receive “From Fee to Shining Fee” Pricing Software
Absolutely FREE!

In Addition, we are so sure that once you see all that is
available on this network you will want to continue your
membership, we are giving you your first month FREE when you sign
up for the monthly plan.  Log onto: www.BenchJewelersNetwork.com
for all the details.

You Get:
Fee to Shining Fee ($35.95 value) FREE
First Month of Bench Jewelers Network ($24.00 value) FREE
Chance to WIN Valuable Prizes!

You Pay: $00 (Absolutely Nothing!)

Go here now: http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/signuptoday.html

To take advantage of this Incredible Offer you must enter a valid
credit card.  You will be billed $24 a month for each month after
your first 30 days.

The Bench Jewelers Network is an Online Community of Professional
Bench Jewelers, Students, and Serious Hobbyist.  Here you can
learn all about Jewelry Repair, Stone Setting, Jewelry
Fabrication & Casting, Shop Management, and Much More.  Our vast
Resource Library Contains Articles and Videos on everything
related to Bench Jewelers.  Plus you can ask questions, share
tips & tricks, and show off your latest creations in our Members
Only Forum.

Becoming a Member could very well be Your Key to Success in 2009!

To Join log onto:
http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/signuptoday.html

P.S.  You can cancel your membership to the Bench Jewelers
Network at any time, but once you see all the information in the
resource section and join in the discussions you won’t want to.

P. P. S.  Even if you do cancel your membership to the Bench
Jewelers Network you get to keep From Fee to Shining Fee!

P. P. P. S.  If you want to save even more money you can join the
Bench Jewelers Network for ONLY $197 a year instead of the $24
monthly charges.

Bench Magazine is Going GREEN!

Bench Magazine has always been printed on Recycled Paper.  However, even recycled paper consumes enormous amounts of electricity and water in its production.  Plus it uses up valuable landfills just like ordinary paper.  In addition, large amounts of diesel and gasoline fuels are wasted shipping the magazine across the country and around the world.

Let’s face it.  Printing a Paper Magazine is Expensive and Wasteful!

In order to Conserve the Environment and help Save the Planet Bench Magazine is Going Green!  Beginning with the Winter 2009 issue we will no longer print a paper edition of the magazine.  From now on Bench Magazine will only be available from www.BenchMagazine.com as an easy to use digital file.  Each issue will be available in PDF file format.  There will be both a High Resolution Version, which is suitable to read on High Definition computer screens and to print out any articles you wish, and a Low Resolution Version for faster downloads suitable to read on screen and to use on many portable readers.

You can go to www.BenchMagazine.com today and sign-up to receive e-mail notices for each new issue.  Bench Magazine is free of charge to all bench jewelers worldwide thanks to the generous support of the advertisers.

For a limited time ONLY!

Back Issues of the Printed version of Bench Magazine from the past 7 1/2 years!

Complete Set ALL 30 Issues!

For orders in the US $60
For orders to Canada $75
For all other countries $90

To Order go to: www.BenchMagazine.com 

2008 - What a Year for Jewelers!

The Price of Platinum Skyrockets to Record Levels ... Then Plummets!

Gold breaks the $1,000 an Ounce Barrier!

A Deep Recession Hits - Resulting in the Worst Christmas Season Jewelers can Remember!

Are You Ready for 2009?

2009 can be the Most Profitable Year for Bench Jewelers ever, if -  And Only IF - They have their prices for Jewelry Repairs and Custom Work Set Correctly!

In Spite of the Current Economy and Unstable Precious Metal Prices you can be Profitable if you Know How To Correctly Set Your Prices for your Jewelry Repair, Stonesetting, and Custom Design Services.

From Fee to Shining Fee is a computer software that allows you to get a better grasp on your true cost and a tool to help you set your prices correctly.  Fee to Shining Fee is a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Template - You MUST Have Microsoft Excel to use it.

"I have been using the Fee To Shining Fee Software and think it is the best tool ever created for setting prices in the jewelry repair shop.  I really like the organization and comprehensive format.  I tell everyone in the business I talk to about this software.
Thanks for all your hard work in putting this software together. Your help is greatly appreciated."
Don Glefke, Longwood, FL

All you have to do is type in your cost of labor, the precious metal prices, and the mark-ups you want and the software does the rest creating a custom price list with over 200 Repair, Stonesetting, and Custom Design Prices JUST FOR YOU.  Plus it is completely customizable to generate your price list just the way you want it.

NOW For a Limited Time you can download this software along with a user manual for Absolutely No Cost To You, when you sign-up for the Bench Jewelers Network.  Plus we are so sure that once you see all that is available on this network we are giving you your first month FREE!

You Get:
Fee to Shining Fee ($35.95 value) FREE
First Month of Bench Jewelers Network ($24.00 value) FREE

You Pay: $00 (Absolutely Nothing!)

Go here now: http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/signuptoday.html

To take advantage of this Incredible Offer you must enter a valid credit card.  You will be billed $24 a month for each month after you first month.

The Bench Jewelers Network is an Online Community of Professional Bench Jewelers, Students, and Serious Hobbyist.  Here you can learn all about Jewelry Repair, Stone Setting, Jewelry Fabrication & Casting, Shop Management, and Much More.  Our vast Resource Library Contains Articles and Videos on everything related to Bench Jewelers.  Plus you can ask questions, share tips & tricks, and show off your latest creations in our Members Only Forum.  Becoming a Member could very well be Your Key to Success in 2009!

To Preview the Bench Jewelers Network log onto: http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/preview.html

To Join log onto: http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/signuptoday.html

P.S. You can cancel your membership to the Bench Jewelers Network at any time, but once you see all the information in the resource section and join in the discussions you won’t want to.

P. P. S. Even if you do cancel your membership to the Bench Jewelers Network you get to keep Fee to Shining Fee!

P. P. P. S.  If you want to save even more money you can join the Bench Jewelers Network for ONLY $197 a year instead of the $24 monthly charges.

Go here now: http://BenchJewelersNetwork.com/signuptoday.html 

Advanced Stone Setting Seminar

Bench Seminars

http://www.BenchSeminars.com

This seminar is a duel between two Master Jewelers Jurgen Maerz and Brad Simon.  Dividing the front of the room, two benches sit across from each other where each jeweler works, demonstrating their techniques to Advanced Setting Projects.  One will demonstrate a setting project, and when finished, the other shows his method.  Close-up video projection equipment projects the work of each craftsman onto a large screen so everyone in the room can easily see the techniques demonstrated.  You’ll learn intricate setting from two perspectives, ranging between Pave, Channel, Flush, Princess, and Marquise.  Plus learn tip to working on Invisible Set Jewelry.

Advanced Level Bench Seminars are being held in:

Philadelphia ~ July 31st

Las Vegas ~ Aug 21st

Fort Lauderdale ~ Sept 4th

Portland ~ Sept 25th

Indianapolis ~ Oct 2nd

Stone Setting,Bench Seminars,Setting Gemstones in Jewelry

MJSA Expo New York

MJSA’s annual Expo will be held in New York April 10-15, 2008 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

MJSA Expo New York is the largest and oldest trade show in the United States dedicated to the design and manufacturing of jewelry.  The show features nearly 400 exhibits of some of the latest and most innovative tools, supplies, machinery, components, services, and finished products all under one roof.

MJSA Expo New York also features a full roster of educational seminars by some of the industry’s most renowned experts, and a cocktail party where our exhibitors and attendees can network with colleagues from all around the world.

For more information and to register log onto: http://www.mjsatradeshows.org/expoNY.php