Women’s Jewelry – Going Behind the Jewelry-Making Process: Part 3

so basically the jewelry that I make out

so basically the jewelry that I make out of sterling silver I do it using the

of sterling silver I do it using the

of sterling silver I do it using the lost wax process which is basically go

lost wax process which is basically go

lost wax process which is basically go out and buy yourself big block wax

out and buy yourself big block wax

out and buy yourself big block wax usually a lot bigger than this and you

usually a lot bigger than this and you

usually a lot bigger than this and you cut it up and you carve it these are

cut it up and you carve it these are

cut it up and you carve it these are just examples of me playing around with

just examples of me playing around with

just examples of me playing around with wax and you basically you know this is

wax and you basically you know this is

wax and you basically you know this is for example very very simple van with

for example very very simple van with

for example very very simple van with texture that I put on so got all sorts

texture that I put on so got all sorts

texture that I put on so got all sorts of tools all sorts of things that you

of tools all sorts of things that you

of tools all sorts of things that you can use to to shape your wax now once

can use to to shape your wax now once

can use to to shape your wax now once you’ve got the wax you can then go to a

you’ve got the wax you can then go to a

you’ve got the wax you can then go to a casting company and get that cast in

casting company and get that cast in

casting company and get that cast in metal and then once you and this what it

metal and then once you and this what it

metal and then once you and this what it looks like when it comes back it’s

looks like when it comes back it’s

looks like when it comes back it’s really dirty it’s got sprue on it that

really dirty it’s got sprue on it that

really dirty it’s got sprue on it that you have to saw off and it doesn’t look

you have to saw off and it doesn’t look

you have to saw off and it doesn’t look finished at all so once you get that

finished at all so once you get that

finished at all so once you get that back you clean it up which is to say you

back you clean it up which is to say you

back you clean it up which is to say you saw off this room and then you kind of

saw off this room and then you kind of

saw off this room and then you kind of file it and then you got to go in with

file it and then you got to go in with

file it and then you got to go in with sand paper for different grades of

sand paper for different grades of

sand paper for different grades of sandpaper excuse me for different grades

sandpaper excuse me for different grades

sandpaper excuse me for different grades of sandpaper starting with course to

of sandpaper starting with course to

of sandpaper starting with course to very very finds that you can get in

very very finds that you can get in

very very finds that you can get in there and really polish up your piece

there and really polish up your piece

there and really polish up your piece then once you’ve got a finished piece

then once you’ve got a finished piece

then once you’ve got a finished piece you then go make a mold for example this

you then go make a mold for example this

you then go make a mold for example this is my mold of the love most of the molds

is my mold of the love most of the molds

is my mold of the love most of the molds some are made out of silicone but most

some are made out of silicone but most

some are made out of silicone but most of them are made out of rubber this is

of them are made out of rubber this is

of them are made out of rubber this is an example of a rubber mold and this is

an example of a rubber mold and this is

an example of a rubber mold and this is the little entrance where the wax gets

the little entrance where the wax gets

the little entrance where the wax gets injected so once you have mold you can

injected so once you have mold you can

injected so once you have mold you can we produce a piece as many times as you

we produce a piece as many times as you

we produce a piece as many times as you like and the process is you inject the

like and the process is you inject the

like and the process is you inject the wax so the wax takes the shape of

wax so the wax takes the shape of

wax so the wax takes the shape of whatever it is and the negative spacer

whatever it is and the negative spacer

whatever it is and the negative spacer which is to say in this case the love

which is to say in this case the love

which is to say in this case the love and then you can get the wax cast into

and then you can get the wax cast into

and then you can get the wax cast into two metal with a very intricate process

two metal with a very intricate process

two metal with a very intricate process and then you get back the piece dirty

and then you get back the piece dirty

and then you get back the piece dirty and then you got to file it and then

and then you got to file it and then

and then you got to file it and then once you filed your piece now you move

once you filed your piece now you move

once you filed your piece now you move over to the polishing machine now you’ve

over to the polishing machine now you’ve

over to the polishing machine now you’ve got different kinds of wheels and if

got different kinds of wheels and if

got different kinds of wheels and if you’ve got different kinds of compounds

you’ve got different kinds of compounds

you’ve got different kinds of compounds some that are rougher some of their

some that are rougher some of their

some that are rougher some of their smoother depending if you want to hide

smoother depending if you want to hide

smoother depending if you want to hide polish

polish

polish so basically the polishing machine you

so basically the polishing machine you

so basically the polishing machine you just take in your piece of jewelry and

just take in your piece of jewelry and

just take in your piece of jewelry and you just basically put it on the wheel

you just basically put it on the wheel

you just basically put it on the wheel and it gets a really really beautiful

and it gets a really really beautiful

and it gets a really really beautiful shine so that’s basically the process it

shine so that’s basically the process it

shine so that’s basically the process it is pretty time-consuming one other thing

is pretty time-consuming one other thing

is pretty time-consuming one other thing I can show you is soldering torch now

I can show you is soldering torch now

I can show you is soldering torch now when you want to join two pieces of

when you want to join two pieces of

when you want to join two pieces of metal together you use the soldering

metal together you use the soldering

metal together you use the soldering torch with gas and oxygen and with the

torch with gas and oxygen and with the

torch with gas and oxygen and with the heat and with solder you can actually

heat and with solder you can actually

heat and with solder you can actually you know melt two pieces together I’ll

you know melt two pieces together I’ll

you know melt two pieces together I’ll show you an example of something that I

show you an example of something that I

show you an example of something that I recently soldered I saw this is a

recently soldered I saw this is a

recently soldered I saw this is a sterling silver bangle it looks a little

sterling silver bangle it looks a little

sterling silver bangle it looks a little rough because it hasn’t been polished

rough because it hasn’t been polished

rough because it hasn’t been polished but basically when you want to set a

but basically when you want to set a

but basically when you want to set a stone which let’s say I wanted to set

stone which let’s say I wanted to set

stone which let’s say I wanted to set this little amethyst bullet you’ve got

this little amethyst bullet you’ve got

this little amethyst bullet you’ve got to have a bezel a bezel is what

to have a bezel a bezel is what

to have a bezel a bezel is what encircles the stone so i soldered the

encircles the stone so i soldered the

encircles the stone so i soldered the bezel on to the bangle and now i’m gonna

bezel on to the bangle and now i’m gonna

bezel on to the bangle and now i’m gonna have to set it which is to say i’m going

have to set it which is to say i’m going

have to set it which is to say i’m going to take a hammer and just lightly tap

to take a hammer and just lightly tap

to take a hammer and just lightly tap all around so that way the stone is

all around so that way the stone is

all around so that way the stone is perfectly set and is it going to move

perfectly set and is it going to move

perfectly set and is it going to move but as you can see setting stones is an

but as you can see setting stones is an

but as you can see setting stones is an hard work there’s people who set stones

hard work there’s people who set stones

hard work there’s people who set stones all day long they set diamonds and

all day long they set diamonds and

all day long they set diamonds and prongs so it’s really it’s really

prongs so it’s really it’s really

prongs so it’s really it’s really something special this love rain takes

something special this love rain takes

something special this love rain takes about an hour and 45 minutes to do

about an hour and 45 minutes to do

about an hour and 45 minutes to do because you’ve got to get the love cast

because you’ve got to get the love cast

because you’ve got to get the love cast and you’ve also got the double ring cast

and you’ve also got the double ring cast

and you’ve also got the double ring cast then you’ve got to solder the two pieces

then you’ve got to solder the two pieces

then you’ve got to solder the two pieces together and then you have to polish it

together and then you have to polish it

together and then you have to polish it so it’s actually quite a bit of work so

so it’s actually quite a bit of work so

so it’s actually quite a bit of work so that say it takes about an hour and 45

that say it takes about an hour and 45

that say it takes about an hour and 45 minutes my bigger pieces take you know

minutes my bigger pieces take you know

minutes my bigger pieces take you know anything up to like 10 15 hours but on

anything up to like 10 15 hours but on

anything up to like 10 15 hours but on the whole

the whole

the whole the pieces of sterling silver that I

the pieces of sterling silver that I

the pieces of sterling silver that I make take about two hours each so it’s a

make take about two hours each so it’s a

make take about two hours each so it’s a little time consuming because they’re

little time consuming because they’re

little time consuming because they’re all handmade and because i’m in charge

all handmade and because i’m in charge

all handmade and because i’m in charge of my own production so but the labor of

of my own production so but the labor of

of my own production so but the labor of love