Me as a jewelry smithing hobbyist?

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I learned jewelry smithing as a hobby last summer and it’s fun and (relatively) easy, though i’m still a beginner (i can’t practice it at school​:sob:), i (and my instructor) found out that i’m better at handling metals than doing the design, wax sculpting is important but it’s just not my forte XD

i learned a bit about properties and processing of metals in class, but it feels different when you heat, hammer, chisel and polish them in person​:pleading_face:.

The things i made are still not that good looking but i like the making process. Below are the first two pieces of jewelry i have made.

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They are wonderful! I know nothing about jewelry smithing, what are they made from?

(BTW There is nothing you can say to keep me from picturing a tiny anvil and blacksmiths hammer to make them)

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I make things from S925 silver, an alloy of silver and copper, it’s easier to shape and harder than pure silver.

i learned 2 methods to make jewelry, the first one is by casting (though i mail my wax model to factories to do that, it’s much harder than casting a spell lol), and the second one is by forging.

I do use tiny hammers and an anvil to make these​:joy:

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What do you use to melt that? I’ve cast lead soldiers with an antique mold and that with it’s

lower melting point isn’t a joke. I have a full set of jewelers tools, but mostly repaired jewelry.

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I use my instructor’s equipment, a gas torch with an oxygenerator. It can be dangerous so i only do this at the workshop.

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oh but i only learned how to cast ingots for forging, i can’t cast things from wax models for now​:thinking:

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This is so cool! The ring on the right already reminds me of some “witchy” rings I’ve seen on Etsy. I could totally see this turning into something for you some day, if you wanted to branch out from doing it just as a hobby.

Cheers. :lotus:

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These are both cool and beautiful!

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