Reporter: Kelsey Merkely
Feb. 14, 2019 | Posted in
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Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.6 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Signet ring engraving.
Simple band ring engraving.
Using the torch to melt metal.
My friend James using the rolling mill.
James drilling holes. He’s preparing to pierce his metal… [Read more]
Feb. 08, 2019 | Posted in
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Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.5 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Here I am engraving a simple band ring. Doing my best to keep the pattern consistent on all sides of the ring.
Marco, our engraving teacher sketches on metal, before engraving.
My friend J… [Read more]
Feb. 04, 2019 | Posted in
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Kelsey Merkely, Jewelry Making
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Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.4 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Here I am preparing my silver earrings for engraving.
Our engraving teacher shows us how to move the engraving knife to make lines in the metal that complement the shape of our earrings.
J… [Read more]
Feb. 01, 2019 | Posted in
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Kelsey Merkely, Jewelry Making
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Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.3 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
The instructor prepares the wax stick for engraving.
The instructor demonstrates how to engrave in the Florentine style.
My engraving in progress.
My engraving. From my first engravin… [Read more]
Jan. 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.2 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
This week before moving forward on our second project, we finished our leaf. Here I am preparing to solder the three parts together to make a final pendant.
Here we working with the engraving i… [Read more]
Dec. 15, 2018 | Posted in
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Kelsey Merkely, Jewelry Making
Reporter: Kelsey MERKELY | Course:
Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making vol.1 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
This week we focused on basic construction skills – sawing, forming, filing, and polishing. We worked on these skills because our Master wanted to observe the way that we work and assess our current… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.6 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Signet ring engraving. Simple band ring engraving. Using the torch to melt metal. My friend James using the rolling mill. James drilling holes. He’s preparing to pierce his metal… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.5 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Here I am engraving a simple band ring. Doing my best to keep the pattern consistent on all sides of the ring. Marco, our engraving teacher sketches on metal, before engraving. My friend J… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.4 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
Here I am preparing my silver earrings for engraving. Our engraving teacher shows us how to move the engraving knife to make lines in the metal that complement the shape of our earrings. J… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.3 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
The instructor prepares the wax stick for engraving. The instructor demonstrates how to engrave in the Florentine style. My engraving in progress. My engraving. From my first engravin… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.2 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
This week before moving forward on our second project, we finished our leaf. Here I am preparing to solder the three parts together to make a final pendant. Here we working with the engraving i… [Read more]
Jewelry Making vol.1 – Master Course 2018 (k.m)
This week we focused on basic construction skills – sawing, forming, filing, and polishing. We worked on these skills because our Master wanted to observe the way that we work and assess our current… [Read more]