| Before crafting handmade jewellery two things, | | | | factor. On casting, only the cleaning is required and |
| casting and making of jewellery by hand, must be | | | | nothing else and short time is spent in casting |
| understood. This will help you to decide whether | | | | method. |
| making of jewellery by hand is worse or better, | | | | For casting, in the jewellery trade the Lost Wax |
| than casting. | | | | casting method is used as main method of |
| The handcrafted jewellery is designed by | | | | casting. In this method, a master piece is |
| hammering, bending, twisting and soldering the | | | | prepared first and this master piece can be used |
| metal in desired form. For instance, while making a | | | | to make unlimited copies of the jewellery item. In |
| plain gold wedding ring the jeweller will start off | | | | casting method large number of rings are made |
| by having a lump of gold metal in an undefined | | | | at one time but in hand made method only one |
| shape and will melt it down. Then he will pour the | | | | piece is made at one time. So it can be said that |
| melted gold into a steel container which will harden | | | | the piece of handmade jewellery is stronger and |
| the liquid for giving desired shape. The liquid will be | | | | heavier because of the techniques used like |
| turned into a thick bar. Then jeweller will roll the | | | | hammering and filling which make the piece hard |
| piece up to a time that he will finally get a long | | | | and qualitative. |
| flat piece. After that he will cut down the pieces in | | | | In casting sometimes the bubbles remains inside |
| a length that can be easily fit in customer’s | | | | and missed by the manufacturer, which make it a |
| finger. In the next stage he will hammer the piece | | | | less quality product and less durable. Nowadays |
| to give a shape of ring and will join the both | | | | this kind of problem can be easily controlled by |
| corners to create a ring. After that, he will give it | | | | highly sophisticated equipments but it could |
| a nice circular shape and polish it. Then | | | | happen. The casting method can also be said a |
| recommended gems or crystals will be fitted into | | | | duplicating method by which a manufacturer |
| the ring. Now the gold wedding handmade ring is | | | | copies number of rings of a piece. |
| ready. This whole process might take one hour or | | | | So comparing both methods, the hand made |
| little more. The whole process will start again as | | | | piece of jewellery can be a unique thing and an |
| mentioned, if another ring is required to be made. | | | | expensive one. Casting method is cheaper and |
| So the hand made jewellery piece will take hours | | | | many people can enjoy the same product. |
| or may be days to craft while casting it will take | | | | Handmade jewellery is long lasting, durable and |
| minutes for casting numerous identical pieces. In | | | | harder as compared to jewellery made with the |
| hand made jewellery the labor cost is a main | | | | casting method. |