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Written by Joanne Simmons

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14 kt gold, casting, casting service, gold, high value gold, jewelry, jewelry industry, karat, purifying, recycled, refined, refinery, Scrap metal, scrapped, vintage

What Does "Recycled" Metal Really Mean?

Jul 11, 2016

Written by Joanne Simmons

I advertise in my shop that my castings are made from recycled metals. Recently I got a question about what this really means, which made me realize that there is quite a need for me to clarify.

First off, here's what it doesn't mean: it doesn't mean that I re-purpose old clasps or chains or any other jewelry parts. All the items I use, unless they are antique (that is rare) are newly purchased... Continue reading

Written by Yvonne Raley

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beading, burr, diamond, flex shaft, Gems, gold, hammer setting, microscope, millgrain, pave setting, prong setting, stone setting, ultrasonic

Stone Setting by Pierre

Jan 22, 2015

Written by Yvonne Raley

I am slowly learning how to add little video clips to my blog so here is my first one. It was my practice piece but then I thought it came out nice enough to share. In this video, Pierre explains how he is prong setting 3mm diamonds into a diamond eternity band. First he opens the ring up underneath, then he drills the seat, pops in the diamond and gently pushes the prongs over the stone. They pop...