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Both Peter. Even though my finished pieces are relatively inexpensive and no-one is going to buy them for heirlooms, I wanted to be sure of the...

Appraise? Identify? Kerry's bloody good, as is Sam Maclachlan.

As for the apps themselves in their current guise - LMGTFY. https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/gia/id469023198 And for Android users:...

Arnett, it was a genuine question, helps to know what you do, e.g. are you a Jeweller, silversmith, craft worker what is your interest in being a...

I'm sorry I didn't know that I apologize for any inconvenience

Did I do something wrong by posting this post? If so, I apologize

Most, perhaps, but not all... There's not much empirical data on how jewellery alloys behave in fabrication primarily because there's so many...

Really? A 9 year old thread? Hardly bodes well. FYI, the OP hasn't logged in since 2014.

Most jewellers are not engineers, but have been trained at the bench or at college. They have learned that metals can be hardened by bending,...

Hello Arnett, what is it you do?

If you are a complete novice to jewellery making then Argentium is probably not the best material to start with as it has its own quite tricky and...

I hope your long covid is slowly improving, covid's a nasty virus. It's a big shock to suddenly find you can't do anything without feeling rotten! I...

I there I am newbie here and I hope the app is still available to use, Can you please share a valid secure link to download this app easily. thanks...

It would have been wise to practise before wouldn't it?!! Not my style though sadly, I'm still not that wise. Thanks for the advice though guys,...

Much straightforward sterling silver is recycled anyway. It just happens without fuss.

Argentium is registered with RJC and Cookson have both products you require.

I confess to loving my Parker Lady pens. They have lovely gold nibs and fit my tiny hand perfectly. However, their small size means twice as much...

Well, I've had a look around, and it seems there are none in UK, at least. Cookson has ecosilver bullion, so you can make your own, which is super...

thanks theresa :) what size of small stones? at the moment i'm using 2.5-3mm one's mostly

I've used joint tubing for really small stones and it works very well.

I know this thread was a while ago but did Paul ever find some 0.8mm-1.00mm tubing? Also can you use jointing tubing for tube setting? i recently did...

Caroline - that looks very much like a Parker 50 Falcon in the TX brown - these are very much sought after now as they had a fairly limited...

I haven't been at the bench since last July since getting covid and developing long covid. Do you miss it? I hope you're ok. I usually hate...

Sorry to hijack Geoffrey’s post but wanted to show off what has turned out to be a stylish Parker pen of the 70s. I have another not so stylish...

Editing is not magic even with so called reality shows ( which there is no such thing) you just Film/video/capture as many takes as you need then...

Yes Bob only this time it’s jewellers. We have sewing, pottery and of course lots of baking and cooking. I believe that the first project was to...

Ok let me in on the secret is "All that Glitters" some type of reality show