Here at WorkingSilver, we have really amazing students. Our teaching studio is the beating heart of our business; the energy and excitement in each class is something quite special. We have taught everyone from absolute beginners to established jewellers [ … ] Read More
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What is Keum-Boo?
Keum-Boo is an ancient Korean technique where 24K gold foil is applied to silver using heat and pressure. Pure gold (24K) and silver have a similar atomic structure, so once the metal is heated to a temperature of [ … ] Read More
Charcoal Soldering Block – Hard
Specially compressed charcoal delivers a super-hard, reflective surface with a much longer life than soft charcoal blocks. Charcoal blocks reflect heat efficiently while creating a reducing atmosphere around the pieces you’re soldering or fusing, which helps to reduce oxides. Read More
How to display your Jewellery
When it comes to displaying your creations there are so many choices. You can purchase display props from a place like Eddies Hangups in Vancouver www.eddies.com, or you can created your own using all sorts of unexpected items. Here [ … ] Read More
WorkingSilver Studio Show and Sale – May 2015
Here at WorkingSilver, we have really amazing students. No really, we love each and every one. Our teaching studio is the beating heart of our business; the energy and excitement in each class is something quite special. We have [ … ] Read More
Silver and Stone Overlay Pendant
This project develops skills in sawing, pierce-work, overlay, sweat soldering, bezel-making, stone setting, and finishing techniques. You can adapt it to different shaped pendants with different pierced-work patterns to complement your stone. The illustrated pendant has a hook, rather [ … ] Read More
Caring for Pliers
The basic set of pliers for jewellery manufacturing and the first to acquire when setting up a new workbench would be flat-nose pliers, round/flat-nose pliers, half-round/flat-nose pliers, and chain-nose pliers. Almost all jewellery-making techniques can be executed with these [ … ] Read More
Setting Up Your Metalsmithing Studio
This is a fairly comprehensive list of tools and supplies that you will need to set up your metalsmithing studio. You will need a jeweller’s bench and a soldering bench or fire safe table area, plus space for other [ … ] Read More
Micro Mini Butane Torch
The Micro Mini Butane Torch is a must have on your soldering bench for small jobs. The Micro Mini Butane Torch is Great For: •soldering jump rings closed (14g and thinner) •soldering thin (4mm and smaller) ring bands •soldering [ … ] Read More
Glossary of Terms
~ A ~ Agate ~ Multi-coloured microscopically crystalline, variegated chalcedony. It may be banded, irregularly clouded or have visible impurities as in moss agate. It is a very common variety of quartz principally found in Brazil Alexandrite ~ A [ … ] Read More
Kelly Allanson
Kelly Allanson finds jewellery an amazing way to express herself. Drawn to textures and layers, both are seen throughout her work. The boxes of beads that accompanied her on childhood family vacations were just the beginning of her jewellery [ … ] Read More