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Ok thanks for the suggestions.

Yes the original form... Sorry my question wasn't very clear obviously sorry!i had a tinker with some wax and a flame but didn't get very far...
Thank you.

Thanks. Any thoughts on how the moulds were created, though?

Hello all,
Happy new year.
After a year's break I have 3 months in a workshop and I'd love to try something new.
My casting skills are limited to none, but I'm keen to learn! I've carved in wax...

Looking forward to sending you some of my work, Chris. Your website looks great.

I'm not a setter but I think this popped up on another thread started by Chris. I think the point being made was that the value of a stone must be integral to the setting, and to a varying degree...

No I am talking teeny, tiny specks of diamonds in ring shanks - proper setting of valuable stones is something else entirely! In Germany, at any rate.

I may be romanticising a little here but I also think it is a cultural thing. German "goldschmied" is a most holy of crafts and a good setter or goldsmith is revered in a way I think we are less...

I think you get what you pay for, except in Germany where you just pay and then you pay some more. It's true though that the quality is generally extremely high - way higher than I really need. I am...

ok I feel a little shown up now. That guy is amazing! And your website is allowed to be a bit cheeky when you're that good.

So I don't need anything that flash, just needs to be neat and of a...

Lovely, thank you Wallace. I have sent him a personal message.

Goldsmith that rose is gorgeous. Would you mind sharing how you made it? Or does a magician not share his tricks :-)

Hi there Eirish,

I do the half round plier thing as described by Goldsmith but I find a few small things make a bit of difference for me - firstly to bend the ring into a D-shape makes soldering...

Good morning all,

I am looking for recommendations for an excellent professional stone setting service. Has anyone personally used a firm that they could recommend? Not comfortable pulling a...

Beautiful rings! I like that the outer two are slightly larger. I recently made some hammered silver and gold stacking rings but kept them loose and all the same size. Something to think about for...

Super stuff Peter, thank you very much. I am just going to concern myself with the metal work and leave the setter to do the layout and supply the stones. I have great respect for this kind of stone...

PS Dennis sorry if the question seems stupid to you - I am working completely alone with no one to ask these things of, so I really appreciate being able to ask the forum so I can make progress with...

Thank you, Peter, that was exactly what I wanted to know. I don't know anything about Pave setting and assumption being the mother of all screw ups so wanted to check with someone who had done this...

Evening all,

This is not my first post, but I have since read that it is good form to introduce yourself before posting so apologies for that. I am a hobby gold and silversmith of a few years on...

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone has used pink silver and could share their experiences? I'd love to get my hands on some if anyone knows where to get it commercially? Does it really mark the skin and...

Hi all,
I am not sure if anyone is really interested but I have just found a section on unusually cut stones in a reference book and the type of cut I was referring to is classified as a fancy cut...

Thanks Dennis. Have trawled the web and as you say too many of the sites are, well, uninviting to say the least. When I was in the states I got some really great cocktail ring boxes - beautifully...

Hi all,
Thanks for this thread - I'm about to make my first Russian Wedding Ring, first in silver and then, all being well, in yellow gold. Just have a couple more questions -
1. Would you...

Thanks Dennis - I will definitely try and go next year - I've heard it's fabulous and thoroughly bankruptcy inducing :-)

Thanks Dennis - did you have a specific site in mind from that google search? Thank you!