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Chinese old tibet silver carved mouse big Incense Burner Censer dragon bottom $9.98

Fine Chinese old tibet silver carved dragons Incense Burner Censer $19.98

Wonderful Asian tibet silver carved 2 brothers/buddhas statue $24.90

ANCIENT CHINESE CARVED TIBET SILVER BULLION:寿上星寿 $0.10

ANCIENT CHINESE CARVED TIBET SILVER BULLION:双龙戏珠 $0.10

Tibet Silver old Carved Dragon Phoenix Toothpick Box $0.50

Chinese silver carved peafowl peony vase Pair statues $260.00

Tibet Silver old Carved Dragon Phoenix Toothpick Box $0.01

Chinese Silver and Carnelian Carved Cicada Ring $1 start No Reserve $31.00

Exceptional 19thC ANTIQUE CHINESE SILVER, CARVED OX BONE & ENAMEL BRACELET $114.50

Pacific Merchants Acaciaware 12- by 4-Inch Acacia Wood Round Calabash Serving / Salad Bowl $43.89 If you enjoy making and serving salads of all kinds, try our 6″ by 3″ Calabash Salad Bowls. Carved and fashioned from one continuous piece of acacia wood, these Calabash Acacia bowls resist cracking, staining, odors, and moisture, and are the perfect compliment to our 12″ x 4″ Calabash Salad Bowl. Together, these bowls make quite a statement that is sure to impress your guests….

Arthur Court Monkey Banana Holder with Bowl $99.00 Two mischievous monkeys climb up the arm of our banana holder. The base of the arm hangs above an aluminum base with a practical and easy to clean quartz insert for arranging other exotic fruits. An amusing and fun loving serving piece that measures 16″ in height….

Lenox Opal Innocence Carved 4-Piece Place Setting $59.46 Our popular Opal Innocence pattern goes casual! Here, the scroll motif is in raised relief against pristine, white-bodied porcelain. Diameter of dinner plate: 11 ¼”, accent plate: 9 1/4″, bowl: 6 1/2″; height of mug: 4 1/4″ Crafted of Lenox fine white porcelain Includes dinner plate, accent plate, all purpose bowl, and mug Microwave- and dishwasher-safe Introduced 2008 Imported…

Silver Glove Puppet $0.99 …

Dremel 225-01 Flex Shaft Attachment $23.95 Dremel Moto-Tool Flex Shaft with Comfort Grip Handpiece allows fingertip control to cut, grind, sand, polish and more 36″ Long Cable, 1/2″-Diameter SlIM Grip Hand Piece Integrated shaft lock button – for easy accessory changes. For use with Dremel models 275, 285, 395, 398, 780 and 800…

Aidan Gray Selma Silver Washed Distressed Finish Ribbed Table Lamp $330.00 This classically shaped ribbed base lamp has a fabulous sense of depth and its silvery-taupe coloration is a wonderful neutral….

Savoy House 9-558-2-193 Warm Pine and Silver Hand Carved Wood Renaissance Up Lighting Wall Sconce fr Hand Carved Wood 2 Light Wall Sconce2 Candelabra Base 60WLouis XVI…

36 Poly Resin Skull Steel Walking Stick Gentleman Cane $18.95 This is the 36″ Poly Resin Skull Steel Walking Stick Gentleman Cane. The cane shaft has been constructed from steel with a black glossy finish. The cane features two steel fittings. The head of the cane has been constructed from Poly Resin into a skull….

How to Get Started Making Silver and Gold Jewelry for Profit or Fun.

Jewelry making has long been an art form passed on from father to son, all the way back to ancient times; people have adorned themselves in Silver, Gold, and Gemstone Jewelry,

African tribes, the Native American Indian tribes and numerous ethnic tribes have used Bone carved pendants, Animal Ivory, Bird feathers and Seashells, to fashion accessories to use as jewelry.

Today we give our Jewelry titles ,such as Ethnic Jewelry ,Tribal Jewelry ,Antique Jewelry, Fashion Jewelry and so on .In this article we are going to Talk about Designer Hand made jewelry ,How to make it either for fun or for those really keen students how to do it and make money from your hobby .

Right lets get going .You have two options to start with, you can either buy raw silver from your local distributor, or find a Jewelry Manufacture that will supply you with the materials, there is a choice between 925 or 985 in the grade of silver you buy, I prefer to work in Fine silver 985, but you may find this a little difficult to buy. For the purpose of this article we are going to choose the second option and buy our material from a reputable Jewelry Manufacture and we are going to start with making a simple Sterling silver 925 pendant with a Turquoise cabochon Gemstone.

The majority of tools needed can be purchased form a good hardware store and some of the more hard to find items you will be able to get from either a Silver Jewelry Manufacture or Supplier.

Your heat source can be either a gas bottle with extension hose and flame adjusting nozzle or as we use in our workshop a petrol bellows and hose set with adjustable nozzle, its important witch ever set you buy that you can regulate the flame and heat .Next comes the hand tools you will need a small brass hammer, tweezers about 7inches long, small tin snips, brass block 4inches by 4inches and 1inch thick ,rags,2part epoxy, battery acid, fine grade file , a flexible shaft grinder and a ceramic base to heat your silver on ,here is a handy tip a house brick and unglazed roof tile work just great. That should be enough for you to get started.

Step1 is to cut a strip of silver slightly wider then the thickness of the turquoise and long enough to wrap around the diameter of the gemstone, and carefully cut it so as the 2 ends meet tightly around the gemstone.

Step2, take your solder and place a small amount of flux on the two joins, heat the silver strip till red, apply the solder carefully, and it’s joined. If you haven’t done any soldering before try a few practice runs first, you will be able to use that silver later on.

Step3, take your sterling silver band and place it on a flat piece of silver plate, check that the turquoise still fits, then as in step 2 apply flux and solder the band to the plate.

Step4, remove the excess silver with your tin snips and sand off any rough edges.

Step5,decide on a shape for your bail and cut it out of silver accordingly, bend into shape .now solder that to the pendant ,and while hot dip the whole pendant into a small jar of acid ,rinse in a jar of clear water and dry.

Step6, Place your turquoise into you silver and carefully trim away any surplus silver. Once your happy with the fit you can sand the silver again with fine grade emery paper, give a small amount of epoxy to the inside of the pendant and insert the turquoise stone .Now take a spoon and using the back work it around the pendant to give a snug fit with the silver and allow to dry.

Step7, Using your flexi grinder insert a polishing cloth disc, add some silver polish and buff the silver to the required finish.

The principles above are applied to all silver work; no it’s up to the imagination of the jewelry designer and skillfulness of the jeweler.

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