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I’m very much aware, and in the middle of a house renovation. I am already speaking with Wards and Marcus McCullen. But partclarly with the more...

Yes those sort of errors are annoying. The valuers views are slightly out of sync with us. Still, I've just finished a book where the protagonist's...

I remember shouting at the tv when he said what he said about the opal necklace lol , "You dont want to keep them in a dry atmosphere". Some of the...

A lot of cash is tied up there, but selling those stones online from photographs will be tedious as you know, so it's time to be more proactive....

A lot of cash is tied up there, but selling those stones online from photographs will be tedious as you know, so it's time to be more proactive....

I’ve always used araldite rapid on all my lignum work. It’s my favourite for its range of colour and the shine it can achieve. If the ratio is...

Thank you. I was generally quite selective though have kept some of my favourite pieces. It just seems like a waste to have these just sat in a...

Wow what a collection, you’ll have a lot of people drooling over that lot.

I do make rings using 0.8mm. Usually if it's a wide band.

Hi James, this reminds me of wooden pen making where brass inserts are glued into wooden blanks. Cyanoacrylate (superglue) is used a lot and the...

Hi, it says fully annealed, which is for ease of bending, but as you say, the final hardness will depend on the amount of deformation of the metal by...

The ring looks beautiful, are you adding any more this year?

Two things to note, I'm currently using the punch with a bought in setting, but want to make my own from tube. I'd also check the sizes of each of...

I find that when I use them, they push too much metal over, then there is a lip which I, very carefully, remove with my Eveflex burrs. Perhaps I'm...

Hi Jules, that's really good to know. Any clue as to why it works sometimes and not others? I'm going to go cautiously with them

Thank you Peter. That’s a great help.

Yes, it'll solder. Oxy/fuel is admittedly easier, but propane will do it. Microflames are electrolysis units which (broadly) split water into O2...

Thank you, Jules. That is helpful and I shall have a look. James

Hi Sheena, I have the same set as you and have tried both hammering punches and rotating them whilst setting faceted stones and have found that...

I still have Swarovski pearls from my beading days which look much better than plastic looking ones, but have sat unused in a box for years. Perhaps...

Thankyou so much for your reply. I was using the setting punch tapping down with a hammer. Definitly going to try the rotation action. That should...

Yes, I used these for finishing my tube settings, because using just a pusher, or setting pliers, the tube ended up not quite round. So the next...

Keum Boo using a torch is extremely common among Korean Jewellers.