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Jewellery designer polishes career

Independent Online - Jan 9, 2012
In 2009, her brand expanding rapidly, the artist established a state-of-the-art goldsmithing studio in Durban, her girlhood town. It's here that she and her team of qualified goldsmiths and beadworkers design and craft each piece, supplying an ...

Jacqueline Mina awarded OBE

Professional Jeweller - Jan 3, 2012
She said: “Jacqueline has an authoritative use of traditional goldsmithing techniques allied to a strong artistic curiosity, which result in works that have a rare aesthetic presence in the field of contemporary gold jewellery.” Mina has never produced ...

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SecondAct - Jan 12, 2012
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Goldsmithing books

Professional Jewelry Making

by: Alan Revere
When master goldsmith Alan Revere published Professional Goldsmithing in 1991, he brought traditional European trade education to the US for the first time, adapting it for an American audience. The book was a best seller and quickly became a standard text in the field. To mark the 2oth anniversary of this groundbreaking work, Revere and Brynmorgen Press offer a revised and expanded edition that includes new projects, scores of new photos, and a handsome new layout. What hasn t changed is the precise instruction that makes this edition a fitting testament to its predecessor.
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Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing

by: Erhard Brepohl, Tim McCreight
The English translation of the original German text, for many years the standard reference used by European jewelers. A comprehensive collection of information about materials, tools and techniques of metalsmithing with unique emphasis on the science and calculations behind familiar studio practice.
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Goldsmithing & Silver Work: Jewelry, Vessels & Ornaments

by: Carles Codina
Experience the pleasure of crafting with precious metals, and of using your creativity and skills to produce objects of great beauty. Hundreds of color photographs illustrate the procedures in rich detail, and display a breathtaking assortment of pieces by talented artists. Each innovative project introduces techniques that range from casting, stamping, hand engraving, and electroplating to the more specialized Kum Boo, where sheets of gold are fused with silver to form lovely motifs. Begin with two handsome square rings or a traditional Berber bracelet with delicate filigree, and move on to an elaborate coffee service once basic techniques are mastered.
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Goldsmith Dubai by Asiatravel.com

Download Free $120 cash vouchers at www.asiatravel.com to offset payment at www.asiatravel.com Coupled with aesthetic attractiveness and rarity, gold's physical properties have given gold and items made from it, an unparalleled place in human history. Gold is so malleable and ductile that even primitive tools can work it to a high level of detail. It is fairly easily "pressure welded", which is to say that two small pieces can be pounded together to make one larger piece, similar to clay. Gold is a noble metal— it does not react with most elements. That means it is usually found in its native form, that it will last virtually forever without oxidization and tarnishing, and that it is easily melted, fused and cast without the problems of oxides and gas that are problematic with bronzes, for example. Throughout history, people have found its lustre and color to be aesthetically pleasing. Since prehistoric times, mankind has been able to simply pick up gold off the ground, and anyone with two rocks would be able to form it into some pleasing or useful item. A major part of that history has been played by those who work in gold goldsmiths. It has been said that goldsmithing is the only art which uses some aspect of all other arts. Thus a fully realized goldsmith might have a wide array of skills and knowledge at their disposal. Gold, being the most malleable metal of all, offers unique opportunities for the worker. In today's world a wide variety of other metals, especially ...

 

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Revere on Goldsmithing: Applying a Design to Silver

Part 1 of Volume 1: Japanese Pattern Earrings, from the Revere on Goldsmithing DVD series. Learn how to apply a design to silver sheet. Lean over a master's shoulder and watch as Alan Revere demonstrates dozens of tools, hundreds of important skills and countless personal tips. This landmark series employs state-of-the-art, close up videography to document the techniques, procedures and skills necessary to create professional quality work.

 

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Revere on Goldsmithing: Sawing Silver Sheet

Part 4 of Volume 1: Japanese Pattern Earrings, from the Revere on Goldsmithing DVD series. Learn how to saw metal sheet. Lean over a master's shoulder and watch as Alan Revere demonstrates dozens of tools, hundreds of important skills and countless personal tips. This landmark series employs state-of-the-art, close up videography to document the techniques, procedures and skills necessary to create professional quality work.

 

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Revere on Goldsmithing: Annealing Silver

Part 8 of Volume 1: Japanese Pattern Earrings, from the Revere on Goldsmithing DVD series. Learn how to anneal silver. Lean over a master's shoulder and watch as Alan Revere demonstrates dozens of tools, hundreds of important skills and countless personal tips. This landmark series employs state-of-the-art, close up videography to document the techniques, procedures and skills necessary to create professional quality work.

 

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Goldsmithing

The art of goldsmithing is integral to the process of ' Holts Rock to Ring Service'. The key skill is being able to interpret a design concept into a beautifully crafted article of precious jewellery. This can only be finely tuned with the kind experience that comes from years of practice.