How to Get Started Making Silver and Gold Jewelry for Profit or Fun.

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Jewelry making has long been an art form passedbattery acid, fine grade file , a flexible shaft
on from father to son, all the way back togrinder and a ceramic base to heat your silver on
ancient times; people have adorned themselves in,here is a handy tip a house brick and unglazed
Silver, Gold, and Gemstone Jewelry,roof tile work just great. That should be enough
African tribes, the Native American Indian tribesfor you to get started.
and numerous ethnic tribes have used BoneStep1 is to cut a strip of silver slightly wider then
carved pendants, Animal Ivory, Bird feathers andthe thickness of the turquoise and long enough to
Seashells, to fashion accessories to use aswrap around the diameter of the gemstone, and
jewelry.carefully cut it so as the 2 ends meet tightly
Today we give our Jewelry titles ,such as Ethnicaround the gemstone.
Jewelry ,Tribal Jewelry ,Antique Jewelry, FashionStep2, take your solder and place a small amount
Jewelry and so on .In this article we are going toof flux on the two joins, heat the silver strip till
Talk about Designer Hand made jewelry ,How tored, apply the solder carefully, and it's joined. If
make it either for fun or for those really keenyou haven't done any soldering before try a few
students how to do it and make money frompractice runs first, you will be able to use that
your hobby .silver later on.
Right lets get going .You have two options toStep3, take your sterling silver band and place it
start with, you can either buy raw silver fromon a flat piece of silver plate, check that the
your local distributor, or find a Jewelryturquoise still fits, then as in step 2 apply flux and
Manufacture that will supply you with thesolder the band to the plate.
materials, there is a choice between 925 or 985 inStep4, remove the excess silver with your tin
the grade of silver you buy, I prefer to work insnips and sand off any rough edges.
Fine silver 985, but you may find this a littleStep5,decide on a shape for your bail and cut it
difficult to buy. For the purpose of this article weout of silver accordingly, bend into shape .now
are going to choose the second option and buysolder that to the pendant ,and while hot dip the
our material from a reputable Jewelrywhole pendant into a small jar of acid ,rinse in a
Manufacture and we are going to start withjar of clear water and dry.
making a simple Sterling silver 925 pendant with aStep6, Place your turquoise into you silver and
Turquoise cabochon Gemstone.carefully trim away any surplus silver. Once your
The majority of tools needed can be purchasedhappy with the fit you can sand the silver again
form a good hardware store and some of thewith fine grade emery paper, give a small amount
more hard to find items you will be able to getof epoxy to the inside of the pendant and insert
from either a Silver Jewelry Manufacture orthe turquoise stone .Now take a spoon and using
Supplier.the back work it around the pendant to give a
Your heat source can be either a gas bottle withsnug fit with the silver and allow to dry.
extension hose and flame adjusting nozzle or asStep7, Using your flexi grinder insert a polishing
we use in our workshop a petrol bellows and hosecloth disc, add some silver polish and buff the
set with adjustable nozzle, its important witchsilver to the required finish.
ever set you buy that you can regulate the flameThe principles above are applied to all silver work;
and heat .Next comes the hand tools you willno it's up to the imagination of the jewelry
need a small brass hammer, tweezers aboutdesigner and skillfulness of the jeweler.
7inches long, small tin snips, brass block 4inches