r/jewelrymaking

What do you think? This is the first jewelry I have ever made, so keep that in mind. Comments and feedback are wanted whether it's criticism or compliments. Do you have a favorite? Thanks

Making a cuff from Baker Forge stainless damascus.
Didn’t realize my phone over heated so I got zero footage of the grinding and forging to shape. But the next one is going to be epic.

First time melting silver, every video I’ve seen the silver comes out with a satin finish. Could it be the borax or the copper I melted before hand? The silver used was one of these elemental rounds

Im casting resin 3d prints for first time and im wondering about propper sprue placement on this ring, is there something that should be changed about sprues?

Im using Liqcreate Wax castable resin.

Newbie here and I‘m attempting the earrings you can see in the images. I soldered the 3 pieces of wire into tube, however all the angles are out where I’ve bended the metal. My plan was to solder a 4th piece of wire to the back of the three to hold it in place, but I can’t do this with the angles out. How would you fix this, or you go about this piece if making it from scratch if you dont think it’s salvageable?

I found these earrings at the thrift and I think they’re way too heavy for the hook / way that they attach to the earlobe. It’s causing the piercing hole to be pulled down and I’m worried about it stretching out my ears. Any advice for changing out the hanging mechanism? Like, something that would distribute the weight better. Thanks!

Chasing and repoussé on fine silver, 20g. Still a little bit left to go on the chasing side, then it'll be ready to pull from the pitch and turn into a ridiculously large ring.

Sterling silver forged from 4mm square wire. I’m hoping that someone wants me to
do this in gold. That would be super cool. Like pure gold. lol

So I'm extremely amateur and wanted to try setting a stone for the first time but after making the two rings that come together pretty well I'm unsure about the next steps any advice is appreciated.

I was wondering if anyone had ever cut a jewel with this design, and if so, where could I find one? Lego is a massive community, so I figured that I would probably be able to find one, but I could not...

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has experience working with these beads? I would like to use them for bracelets, but I’m not sure about their durability and how quickly they tarnish. Any recommendations would be nice too!

I want to make my GF a neckless, she crochets a lot and i was thinking if i could do something relatable to it that represents her and her vibe.

My only idea so far is to make a round shape with edges like gear (or sun) wih a big hole in center (like the photo) and she could crochet around it herself, like make a small pattern in center and the knit would attach to the edges (i don't know anything about crocheting so I'm not sure if that even works)

Let me know what you think or if you guys have any better idea I be glad.

I'm a somewhat experienced bench jeweller, but I'm still pretty new to using my laser. So this project taught me a lot about drawing with vectors, and about using Lightburn in general.

It took me a half hour to draw a heart, by drawing half a heart and mirroring it, then grouping the images together.

But then, of course, I wasn't able to use that heart as a mask because I didn't draw it all in one line. So I tried again. Eventually, after much practice, I was able to draw a symmetrical heart with LB's tools.

I'm still trying to figure out settings for cutting sheets of silver. So I used the laser to score the outline of the "heart with a handle" and then cut it out by hand, with a jewellers saw.

Been meaning to write this for a while. I run a small manufacturing setup in Jaipur that makes 925 sterling silver jewelry for export (mostly EU/US), and people are always surprised how many hands and steps a single piece goes through before it ships.

Rough breakdown for a stone-set piece:

**•	CAD/wax stage** — every design starts as a 3D file, then gets printed in wax or resin for casting  
**•	Casting** — wax trees go into investment plaster, get burned out, then molten silver is poured in (lost-wax casting, basically unchanged for centuries)  
**•	Filing & fitting** — casted pieces come out rough and oxidized; filing removes sprues and cleans up joints by hand  
**•	Stone setting** — this is where moonstone/gemstone pieces get their bezels or prongs set, almost always manual for anything semi-precious  
**•	Polishing** — multiple stages, from tripoli to rouge, before it even looks “finished”  

Plating — rhodium or gold vermeil goes on last, and this step alone has a whole compliance world behind it (nickel-release limits, micron thickness rules) that most buyers never think about
• QC + packing — checked for stone security, plating uniformity, and finish before it’s boxed for export

The part that surprises people most: a “simple” silver ring can pass through 8-10 different pairs of hands before it’s done. Nothing about it is automated end to end — even factories with CNC and casting machines still rely heavily on manual finishing and setting.

Happy to answer questions if anyone’s curious about any specific step (casting, setting, plating compliance, whatever).

Made this with 9 strands gold and red thread. 24K pig charm