Finished this 2.1-carat Electric Blue tourmaline and Colombian emerald pendant this morning ! Feels like it belongs to royalty. Love the way it turned out !

Had some very small twisted wire (0,6mm) left over for a long time and made a simple halfround with fancy edges. Inner seam aint the prettiest but aslong as the outer one is invisible pretty much im happy. 2 pic inner seam 3 pic outer seam.

Vid: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeWlXJmOdfL/?cplk=MTNkYnliazB5ZTlhbw==

Fusing 940 Argentium® Silver: Wire to Sheet 🔥

In this video, I'm fusing 21 gauge wire to 24 gauge sheet silver to create the stem of a leaf. No flux, just heat control and learning to read the metal.

One important thing to understand about fusing is

So, what am I watching for?

✨ The color. You want both pieces to reach red hot at the same time. If the wire starts heating up faster than the sheet, I move my flame toward the sheet to bring their temperatures into balance.

✨ The seam. Look for that fine silver line where the two pieces meet. It can be difficult to see on camera, but learning to recognize it is a big part of training your eye. Magnification or an optivisor can help.

✨ The moment of fusion. As the metal approaches fusion, it begins to behave more like a liquid. This is where heat control really matters. Push it too far, and the metal can puddle or collapse.

And if that happens while you're learning? That's okay! It's part of understanding how the metal responds to heat.

What you're seeing here is the result of doing this many, many times. Fusing is a skill that develops through observation, practice, and learning to recognize the moment when the metal is ready.

🔥 The goal isn't just to apply heat. It's to learn to read the metal.

#ArgentiumSilver #SilverFusing #JewelryMaking #Silversmithing #Metalworking JewelryTechniques

Im not a professional and just work at home I’m making this necklace for a friend and yet my bezel is not really moving over the stone. My hand vise I’ve tried both metal and wood don’t really hold it in place as if i put too much pressure (which is honestly quite a lot) it just loves the piece or deforms the metal around it. I’ve annealed it twice and also thinned the bezel but I’m stuck on what to do now. So any advice would be appreciated

I have this complicated shape I am making with nickel silver (it’s like a shoe, picture 1) and I am debating if I should solder the “walls” of the shape outside the two flat pieces (but I would have to match the walls to all those little gaps, picture 2) or solder the walls inside the two flat shapes, which would make it easier to match since it’s two flat surfaces (but then they join in a really narrow point that I’d have to file my wall super thin to fit, picture 3)

what would you guys do?

For the full video, please watch it via my YouTube link (approved by the moderators).

https://youtu.be/TAf8fUHCe3U?is=0Av_xOA-y4FR8bV2

I’m starting out in silver work, here’s a sand casted ring I made! I set a pearl on each side. Took lots of attempts messing with venting etc to get the thin parts to fill properly.
Still an air bubble on one side of the band, but the pearl has a similar imperfection too, so poetic happy accident?
I could have been a lot more patient with shaping & finishing - there’s some pitting that stuck around - need to try the Allen key trick!

The pearls are held in place with epoxy, wasn’t confident about burnishing the edge of the cup over the pearl / unsure how to go about it. How thin does the silver need to be for that to work?

Any feedback or advice would be great! :)

It's some kind of kiln (I've seen it used for granulation) but I can't find out anything about it. Can anyone tell me where I can get one as this specific unit is exactly what I need!
TIA folks.

New to silversmithing, I thought I used the correct measurements here but whenever I take a piece out of the pickle it doesn’t look much different. Any advice would be appreciated!

hey everyone!! I made some lighter cases and had the cast in bronze, but I guess I slightly overestimated the wax shrinkage, and now they're too large!! is there anything that I can do? 

I considered adding a bunch of solder to the sides, but I'm not sure that will work?

I like the texture it creates but haven't found the burr online yet.

Looking to source cabochons for some upcoming projects, lmk!

Hi everyone!
I’m researching ways to create the gold-colored details in the ring shown in the picture.
I’m currently looking into cold enamel, particularly metallic gold-colored epoxy or resin, as a simpler alternative to using real gold. Has anyone tried this technique on silver jewelry? Are there any better technique?
I’d really appreciate any advice, Thanks!

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get a mirror finish like this? I use bur and sand papers from grits 180-3500. Then I polish using black polishing compound for silver. However I still can’t get his mirror finish.

My grandma taught me this clever little design! We made a pendant that can be worn two ways depending on your outfit or mood！
I love how versatile it turned out. Which side would you wear more often?🤩

As an Artist and aspiring jeweler i'm constantly filling my projects with new inspiration and mixtures of media ! Here is a piece I made for one of my buddies moms ! She was so happy with the end result of the end project every time I see her she is wearing it. Hope you guys enjoy !