Industry technical experts create precious concho belt to honor Eddie Bell
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Category: Metals
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Reticulation
Have you ever wanted to try reticulation but were not sure how? Or perhaps the technique is just too time-consuming or risky and so you canʼt be bothered? Well, good news for you because Hoover & Strong has just taken all the risk out of this fascinating technique.
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Granulation
Granulation comes from the Latin “granulum” or granum” meaning “grain”. It is a decorative process involving the application of small, usually spherical granules to a base object by fusion weld bonding.
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TruPdTM 950 Palladium – The New White Metal
TruPd™ is the inexpensive option to Platinum and the superior product to White Gold that jewelers have been waiting for. It is suitable for all general fabrication techniques, and can withstand high levels of deformation between anneals. TruPd™ is Pure, White, Precious and Strong.
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Stud Earrings – Setting Yourself Apart
Knowing the ins and outs of findings demonstrates another aspect of quality in your shop A ll of us – bench jewelers and sales professionals alike – work hard to earn the respect and loyalty of our customers. It’s called setting ourselves apart and establishing the place where people want to shop.
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Coats Of Many Colors
By applying patinas, designers can bring new textures to their work – and add a few surprises.
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Bi-Metal Basics
Bi-Metal Casting allows manufacturers to join two metals in almost any desired shape-without visible seams.
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Wire Inlay
Make Delicate Designs in Wood with a Plunge Router, a Template, and a Tiny Bit.
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Gem Inlay Jewelry Piece Process
If gem inlay is a simple matter of gluing mineral slivers into metal recesses, why does it take apprentices at Bagley & Hotchkiss Ltd. Three years to learn the basics of this art?
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Metal Inlay Jewelry Perfect Fits
If you want to see sterling examples of precious metal inlay, look at your face in a mirror and open wide. Your fillings, assuming you have some, are perfect illustrations of this technique. Put as simply and broadly as possible, inlay is the permanent embedding of one material in another.