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- How to drill straight accurate hole in metal. 2016 December 4,This jewelry tutorial video shows a trick of how to drill an accurate straight hole in metal. The more accurate your drilling the more neat the eventual gemstone setting will be. With this drilling method it is important to drill short burst using your rotary hand piece and then rotating your ring clamp or the metal by a quarter ( 90 degrees). You continue […]Jewelry Making Tutorials
Orchid Jewellers Blogs
- Artist Bio: Laura Wood 2017 July 26,Laura Wood was first introduced to jewelry as an undergraduate at the University of Georgia where she graduated with a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. From there, she studied at East Carolina University earning an MFA in Metal Design. During her time at ECU, Laura was the founding voice of the annual ECU Symposium, a […] […]Metalwerx
- Artist Bio: Sessin Durgham 2017 June 29,Sessin Durgham was introduced to jewelry making in his sophomore year in high school, by a teacher who taught their students strict basic silversmithing. Metal techniques came easy to him and he continued to expand his skills and knowledge in college and received a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. By the 1980’s Sessin was graduated […] […]Metalwerx
- Artist Bio: Jeanie Pratt 2017 May 23,Jeanie Pratt describes her jewelry-making journey as a blend of self-directed and self-taught. Throughout her career as an artist, her medium has taken different forms but her passion for discovery and learning has been a constant. After graduating from the University of Arizona with degrees in Entomology and Botany, with a minor in art, she […] […]Metalwerx
- The Anglo Saxon disk: Granulation on Silver 2017 May 9,I’ve returned to the bench after a hiatus, and need to sharpen my skills in granulation. As I love English history, and all things Game of Thrones, I will make a simplified Anglo Saxon Disk pendant. I start with a fine silver disk, size 1 and 1/8 inch, or about 29 mm. The thickness of my […] […]Lillian Jones
- Artist Bio: Steven Parker 2017 April 27,Since a very young age, Steven Parker has been drawn to working with metals and creating jewelry. While in college studying music at Columbia University, he began to explore the world of jewelry making through books he found in the discount section of his local bookstore. Through his exploration, he found a book on 16th […] […]Metalwerx
Atlas V Rocket and TDRS-M
As the Sun rises at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket vents liquid oxygen propellant vapors during fueling for the lift off of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-M.
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