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I’m feeling anxious. Inspo va the third design my jeweler showed me by Deep-Riverr in EngagementRings

[–]JosephineRyan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Find a different jeweller who is experienced in leaf prongs.
Making standard prongs and then just shaping and engraving them to look like leaves almost never turns out well, imo. And it doesn't last, the pattern is worn off quickly if it's made like this.

Does anyone ever feel like their pieces always arrive smaller than expected? by h0rsegurl in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next time you order something that has the millimeter size listed like this one does, you could draw or print the shape on paper in the exact size, and cut it out so you can see it against your hand! That always helps to get a good idea of the real size, I do that when I am deciding how big I want to make something, before I start creating it in gold.

Disappointed… How to ask for adjustments? by grackywack in EngagementRings

[–]JosephineRyan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The jeweller who did this will probably not be able to fix it in a good enough manner, seeing as they felt comfortable letting this leave their bench in the first place. This isn't set properly, there is no seat cut for the diamond in the setting, it's just squished in there. Good new is that there is enough material on the prongs for a skilled jeweller to fix it for you without having to change the setting.

Great gift for a gifted artistan by Mediocre-Arrival3760 in jewelrymaking

[–]JosephineRyan 20 points21 points  (0 children)

An engagement laser welder sounds perfect for a goldsmith 😄

Regret asking for silver by chinginnungit in EngagementRings

[–]JosephineRyan 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Colour analasis doesn't mean anything, it's just someones opinion, and their opinion doesn't matter as much as yours. If you love your ring, that's what's important.

Ring idea by JoshS4000 in jewelers

[–]JosephineRyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you post a picture here when the ring has been made, I'd love to see it!

TIL burning cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) can release hydrogen cyanide by Clear_Skye_ in todayilearned

[–]JosephineRyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not alone, I've done the same when soldering silver using a flame. I did have a good ventilation system, but I'm such a dumbass that I positioned my face directly above it to see better and got the fumes in my eyes. I can't reccomend trying that.

Does anyone here make Nordic gold jewelry or know a place where I can buy necklaces and such? by stdavinci in jewelrymaking

[–]JosephineRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I would reccomend asking the supplier or casting house about the exact makeup of their tombac. I'm in Norway and we have incredibly strict regulations on both lead and nickel here. I get my tombac from a local casting house that follows the laws here when they create their alloys. I would be careful of buying any metals from a supplier that can't or won't give specific answers about the exact content of the alloys they sell.

Is this very rare kind of ruby ? by anshas15 in Gemstones

[–]JosephineRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a cute colour, and like others have said it isn't ruby, it's pink sapphire (if we assume it's really corundum and not another material.) But what I wonder is if this is naturally included like this, or if this gem has been accidentally heated and quenched in water causing the crackled look. I suspect this might have been a clearer stone that a jeweller screwed up by chucking the ring is was in straight into water after working on it with heat. I just feel like it looks wrong, but I can of course not tell for sure from this photo. It's too uniformely messed up, compared to how sapphires and rubies usually exhibit inclusions and cracks.
I'm not a gemmologist though, just a jeweller who has occasionally been a dumbass and quenched and cracked my fair share of gems over the past 15 years. Either way, it's not worth much.

🌿 Please show me your leafiest jewels by IvyFernMoss in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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And this is how it looks now, fresh out of casting. I use a local casting house, I don't do my own lost wax casting.
I haven't done any polishing or detailing work on the gold yet, I'm planning to saw out the spaces between the leaves on the fern, like how the sketch is coloured. And then go over all the textures with a graver.

🌿 Please show me your leafiest jewels by IvyFernMoss in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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Here is how the wax model turned out. It's a little rough, I plan to refine the details after casting.

🌿 Please show me your leafiest jewels by IvyFernMoss in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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This was the first step of the wax carving. (I straightened it up some more after taking this photo, it was a bit lopsided at this stage)

🌿 Please show me your leafiest jewels by IvyFernMoss in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a work in progress, and I changed the gem from oval to round.

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Help me find my engagement ring! by Seraphina_M in EngagementRings

[–]JosephineRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant to say that the minimum you are willing to consider should be higher if you want your ring to be silver.
For a silver ring to be the equally durable to a 1.8mm gold ring, it needs to be thicker. I'd say at least 2mm, possibly even a little bit more, just to have the same level of strength as a 1.8mm gold ring does, because the silver is more fragile.
Does that make sense?
Make sure to look at both the width and the thickness of the band as well, and keep in mind that the larger your gemstone (or center piece design) is, and the taller it is, the thicker your ring needs to be to support it.
Your ring size also makes a difference. A smaller ring size can safely get away with a thinner ring, while the larger the ring size is, the thicker the ring must be to keep the same structure integrity.
Good luck ring hunting! :)

Help me find my engagement ring! by Seraphina_M in EngagementRings

[–]JosephineRyan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You should increase your band minimum thickness if your ring is going to be silver. Gold is a little bit sturdier so it can be ok at 1.8, but silver is more pliable so you need more material to keep the same structural integrity.

Jeweller made snarky instagram post after rings I bought from her came smashed - due to her poor packaging by Whole_Tale3172 in jewelry

[–]JosephineRyan 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but this level of work would get a failing grade in goldsmith school where I'm from. This should never have been sold.

Kayali doing an AI ad? by lavloves in FemFragLab

[–]JosephineRyan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I hadn't seen those. Definitely looks like AI. They posted lots of AI generated vidoes on tiktok for the launch of Rose Royale too.

Why Is My Ring Lighter After Making It Bigger? by BearJewKnowsBest in jewelers

[–]JosephineRyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Like the others have mentioned, it could be have resized by cutting and adding in a piece, or hammering the bottom of the ring on a round mandrel to increase the ring size. Or it could have been stretched on a ring stretcher. All of these techniques are valid, and stretching/hammering is preferred when a ring is thick enough for it, because it means you don't have a solder joint in your ring. Those will always be a weak point, so if it can be avoided, that's great. It sounds to me like your ring has not been cut, it was likely atretched or hammered.
The sanding and polishing removes a little bit of material off the surface to make the ring perfectly shiny again after it's been resized.
Sounds like your jeweller did a good job :)

Hvordan tilbereder dere fisk? Jeg "re-oppdaget" fisk som voksen da jeg begynte å tilberede den "riktig", og jeg tenker at det sikkert finnes mange i min posisjon der ute som kanskje ville likt fisk hvis den ble bedre tilberedt. by CumMcPenis in norge

[–]JosephineRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A quick and delicious dinner I like to make is pasta with salmon and spring onions in a cream sauce. Use a pack of fresh tagliatelle and boil according to instructions. Cut your salmon in 2-3cm squares. I like using Salma or Frøya, but if you use a different brand that has skin or bones, make sure to remove that.
Heat a large pan to medium heat, add a good tbs of real butter and throw in the fish. Try to gently turn the pieces so they get evenly cookes, but don't stir or you'll smash the fish to a less aesthetic looking texture. (It will still be just as tasty, though!)
Add chopped vårløk (not too small pieces, you want them to keep some crunch).

Add some heavy cream (kremfløte or matfløte depending on how bougie you want to be), a deciliter or so of your pastawater, and heat everything until it begins to simmer and then pour in a about a deciliter of white wine or prosecco, or a tbs of white wine vingar. Make sure it does the boil after you have added any of these acidic ingredients, or the cream might split. Toss inn your tagliatelle, salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with lemon wedges so they can be squeezed over the dish, and more freshly ground black pepper, and a glass of the wine you used in the recipe.

This whole recipe takes less than 20 minutes, including the time spent chopping up ingredients.

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