Jeweler's dictionary
The vocabulary of the workshop explained word by word: soldering, metallurgy, stone setting, finishes, construction, measuring and chemistry, with the Spanish term, what it is for and the most common mistakes.
Glossary
Jeweler's dictionary
Basic metallurgy for jewelers: how metal behaves
Precious and base metal, alloy, fineness, karats, hardness, malleability, melting point, cold working and annealing: a jeweler's basic metallurgy.
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Basic metalworking operations: cutting, filing, bending, annealing…
Basic jewelry metalworking operations defined one by one, with the Spanish term: cutting, piercing, filing, bending, annealing, forging, doming and riveting.
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Jewelry construction glossary: jump ring, post, hinge, bail…
The components of a jewel with the names used in the workshop: loop, jump ring, band, post, clasp, lobster clasp, hinge, bail, tube and mounting.
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Jewelry design glossary: sketch, prototype, mock-up, tolerance
The words of creating a piece: sketch, technical drawing, scale, template, prototype, mock-up, model, ergonomics and tolerance.
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Jewelry finishes glossary: polish, satin, patina…
Surface finishes explained: roughing, sanding, polishing, buffing, satin, matte, brushed, textured, patina and mirror polish.
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Jewelry soldering glossary: bench terms explained
Jewelry soldering terms explained: hard, medium and easy solder, pallion, flux, pickle, capillary action, flame types and firescale.
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Jewelry workshop chemistry: pickle, flux, patinas and what not to mix
The chemicals of a jewelry workshop (pickle, flux, liver of sulfur, degreasers, plating baths) and which products must never be mixed.
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Measuring and calculating in jewelry: gauge, sizes and metal weight
Gauge, thickness, diameter, ring size, density and how to calculate the weight of a piece or the length of metal for a ring, with formulas and examples.
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Neutral, oxidizing and reducing torch flames
How to tell a neutral, oxidizing and reducing flame on a jeweler's torch, what each one does and which to use for soldering.
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Solder pallion: what it is and how to use it
A pallion is a small chip of solder placed on the joint before heating. What it is, how to cut it, how much to use and the most common mistakes.
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Stone setting glossary: bezel, prongs, pavé, gallery and more
Stone-setting vocabulary: bezel, chaton, prongs, grain, pavé, channel, tension, gallery and the parts of a cut stone, with the Spanish term.