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The Art of The Master Jeweller |
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| A master jeweller makes unique pieces of jewellery, either to a customer's specifications, or to show the best aspects of particular precious or semi-precious gems. A variety of metals or materials are used to give different textures and colours combined to create a one-of-a-kind special piece. |
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| Today's Master Craftsman is trained in customer relations as well as jewellery design and can answer nearly any question about your jewellery, and solve nearly any problem you bring to them. He or she spends many hours honing their craft, and needs a lot of patience, steady hands, finger and hand dexterity, excellent eyesight, good hand and eye coordination and concentration. That just covers the physical requirements! The character of someone who wants to study the art of jewellery making requires being practical and a dreamer at the same time, solution oriented, patient and an excellent listener. |
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| What Can A Master Jeweller Do For You? |
| One of these specialist jewellers can help you in many ways by: |
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- Resetting of loose stones
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- Repair to damaged jewellery
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- Professional cleaning and polishing
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- Resizing of rings - making them either smaller or larger
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- Redesigning old pieces to modernise them
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- Making new design settings for unset gems
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- Melting down old, unwanted or broken jewellery and creating something entirely new for you
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- Cut, polish and set gemstones in the metal of your choice.
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| Their expertise does not stop at rings. They can design individual pieces or matching jewellery in the form of any or all pieces including pendants and other neck pieces, bangles/bracelets, earrings, toe rings and even belly rings and other piercing ornamentation. |
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| Jewellery design is considered to be as much an art form as a trade. Many jewellers complete internships and/or seek jobs as apprentices with a master jeweller after completing their courses. Just like in days gone by, this person is usually a skilled artisan with years of experience in his field. Those years of experience are necessary because mistakes are expensive! |
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| The Master Jeweller At Work |
| There are many methods that a jeweller utilises to make a unique piece of jewellery for you: |
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- Cutting shapes out of sheet metal
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- Carving 3D shapes out of wax and casting them into metal
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- Using oxy/acetylene to bend and shape the metal
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- Engraving into metals, or using various tools to change the texture of metal
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- Drawing metal into varying thicknesses of wire using heat
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- Wood and resin are two other materials that are sometimes used in conjunction with the shaping of precious metals into jewellery.
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| In addition to all the other skills required, he or she is often skilled at grading diamonds into the all-important cut, colour, carat and clarity categories. It takes commitment, practice and persistence to become a master jeweller and this is a trade to be truly proud to be a part of. |
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