Jewelry Tools

Aqua Regia translates from the Latin as "royal water." It is a combination of hydrochloric acid and nitric acids that ...
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 A blow pipe is a simple device consisting of a simple to complex tube. Air is forced through the tube ...
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Carborundum is another name for silicon carbide made from a combination of carbon and sand that is heated in a ...
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Chasing is a process whereby the front surface of a metal object is decorated by indenting the metal without cutting or engraving the ...
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A stamping die is used to cut shapes from a sheet of metal. A sharp-edged die is placed on the metal ...
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A drawplate is a sheet of metal with graduated holes through which wire is pulled to reduce its circumference and ...
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EngravedAn engraved jewelry item is one in which a design is cut, by hand, into the surface by the use ...
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Literally meaning "flow", a flux is a liquid in which some solid substances melt at a lower temperature than their ...
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A fusee is a conical spindel used to keep the tension of the driving mechanism in verge watches equal. Woodcut ...
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One of the most basic and most versatile facets of goldsmithing, wire lays at the very foundation of jewelry as ...
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A goldsmith works primarily with gold making jewelry and other objects using techniques such as soldering, casting, polishing, and engraving. Traditionally goldsmiths also fabricated objet ...
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A graver is a cutting tool used to engrave metal. Gravers are typically made of tempered steel, sharpened on one ...
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A hammered finish is an all over decorative treatment used on metal that is created by repeated blows of a small hammer ...
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Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A powerful, coherent, straight-line beam of light, very ...
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A lathe is a machine for shaping, turning, polishing, grinding, milling and drilling a jewelry piece. An Example of a ...
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A mandrel is a rod or arbor which is passed through a hole in a tool (such as a polishing ...
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A metalsmith is a person who creates things using metal. Historically "smiths" were people who forged metal. Today a "smith" ...
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Millegraining is an extremely tiny beaded detail that finishes an edge on a piece of jewelry. The detail is applied ...
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Repoussé is a decorative technique whereby three-dimensional relief designs are formed by raising the metal from the reverse. This is accomplished ...
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A rolling mill is a tool comprised of a pair of hardened steel rollers that turn together on gears within ...
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A silversmith works primarily with silver making jewelry and other objects using techniques such as soldering, casting, polishing, and engraving. Silversmiths also fabricate objet d'art, necessaires, flatware, dishes, ...
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A touchstone is a hard black stone with a smooth surface that can be used to test gold or silver for purity. The gold ...
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The Night, Medal Brooch by Frederic de Vernon, c.1900.Tour à réduire was a specialized technique that allowed a large scale, detailed ...
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The name Troy weight is derived from Troyes, France where the system was first impemented. This is a unit of ...
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