Jewelry Studio

Goldsmiths work with metals. Our bodies react to metals, their dusts, salts and oxides. The metals that jewelers come in...

Goldsmiths and silversmiths use hammers frequently in their work, silversmiths especially. A regular trade goldsmith might use a bench hammer...

The "General Safety Rules for Tools" article applies here too, as with all power tools. Read the instruction manuals and...

Here's something to aim for: a well laid-out, orderly workshop, well-lit by multiple non glare light sources, well-maintained equipment, electrically...

Because titanium behaves somewhat differently than the standard metals in the goldsmith's workshop some special attention to its working is...

Sand casting is used extensively for large-scale casting, such as engine blocks, and the grates that one sees around trees...

Jewelers use so-called -oxidising- solutions to darken metals like silver, copper, brass, nickel silver, bronze and, with specialized mixtures, on...

Ventilation means removing noxious materials, dusts and fumes from where you can breathe them in. It is about taking away...

In every aspect of my daily life I am, and have been for quite some time, concerned with promoting and...

Dust is small particles of a material. There are dusts you can see in the air; these can be breathed...

This talk briefly reviews issues of studio safety and discusses ways of recognizing risks in the studio and reducing hazard...

Besides the safety instructions that you get from a tool manufacturer in the tool manual it may be necessary for...

Goldsmiths sometimes do a little rough and ready lapidary work with emery and leather sticks or even polishing compounds on...

Many craftspeople have posture and body position problems. Ramazzini, the founder of occupational medicine and author of a groundbreaking book...

Very little research has been done on the medical problems of artists as a direct result of occupational health hazards....

Gloves are used to prevent skin contact with a hazard, whether physical (like a razor edge on a piece of...

This article briefly reviews issues of studio safety and discusses ways of recognizing risks in the studio and reducing hazard...

Goldsmiths began to use hydraulic presses in small shops in the 1940s in North America. Factories have used hydraulic presses...

In the Jewelers Bench Book, the MJSA/Ganoksin project published in spring 2008, there is an extensive look at what happens...

Dermatitis is a group of skin conditions that may often be contracted by exposure to chemicals and metals. These may...

Applying liquid gold, palladium and/or silver in the final firing of enamel pieces is something that can frequently raise the...

Four areas in the jeweler's workshop produce harmful substances that MUST be properly removed from the shop in order to...

Asbestos is a real problem for jewelers. When I was first a student in 1974, we had a bucket of...

Jewelers work with compressed gases of all kinds, in torch systems, kilns, casting machines, abrasive blasters, laser welding machines needing...

An ancient system of working metals, this procedure uses steel punches to manipulate the metal while it is fixed onto...

You start to turn and there it is again. You go to stand up from your chair and it happens...

I first discovered Allan Adler's Silversmithing Shop about 23 years ago when I arrived in Southern California to begin my...

The next time you sit down at your bench, don't think of it as just a bench. Think of it...

Noise is so common that we don't tend to think of it in terms of exposure in the same way...

This article Amy Roper Lyons offers two things: a Plique-a-Jour pictorial and three safety tips when handling or working with...

How you light your shop, illuminate your working area, experience the reflection from surfaces and the paint you choose for...

  You pride yourself on your pristine shop. Your equipment is laid out for maximum efficiency, your tools are stored...

Do not get caught in the dark - make certain your shop is well lit. In the jewelry shop, two...

In the Ojibway language, Toronto means "meeting place." At this site on the northern shore of Lake Ontario 18th-century French...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

Often craftspeople start out making craft objects in their living space, a kitchen, a living room, and sometimes continue working...

How you set up your shop, your working procedures and workspace can affect your safety, comfort, stress level and efficiency...

The following article explains photo techniques used to transfer images onto refractory metals. These findings were developed during my graduate...

Refusing a big order may sound like a business mistake, but sometimes saying no pays. Sales do not equal profit,...

Being more organized, and planning how you use your time will mean that you will spend less time on some...

Aid to development, in the broadest sense of the term, seems to be the specialty of Norway’s most famous jewelry...

Although Patty Spiro of Live Oak Studios in Chipley, Florida, doesn’t earn a living making jewelry full time, you wouldn’t...

Safety is key in Milt Fischbein’s studio. Milt Fischbein of Milt Fischbein Metal Arts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, recently moved...

Reviving the virtually dead enameling technique plique-à-jour, which means "the light of day as seen through a membrane," has been...

Sometime around 1989 or 1990, I got a call from a friend, Steve Kissler, who owned a small gift shop...

John Marshall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1936. After serving in the Armed Forces and doing construction work, Marshall...

Every month MJSA choose new products that they feature on their monthly publication. Here are the three MJSA June 2017...

Two years ago, a participant in one of my workshops asked me if I would consider teaching a two-day enamel...

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1986 Winter), “Health Hazards”, discussing questions from readers and...

Joe Spencer Bead Workshop On November 17, 2007, Joseph Spencer taught one of the best workshops we have seen. There...

The Atelier d'Artisanat du Centre-Ville Inc., Montreal, Quebec, was founded in 1971 as an answer to rising problems of unemployment...

Contemporary Studio Jewelry There are few faster ways to clear a room than to invite a conversation about the difference...

It may surprise some, judging from Tom Markusen studio output, that the production objects are handmade, without the use of...

After writing my recent safety book something unexpected happened. I had a number of calls from lawyers about safety issues....

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1985 Summer), “Health Hazards”, discussing questions from readers and...

Studio Jewelers Sabbatical. You know the feeling. No matter what you do there's never enough time! Well, after 17 very...

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1983 Fall), "Health Hazards", discussing questions from readers and...

I believe the teacher's role is as a guide, an instigator, a devils advocate as well as instructor. A teacher...

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1984 Summer), “Health Hazards”, discussing questions from readers about ...

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1984 Spring), “Health Hazards”, discussing questions from readers about...

If the only thing you think of is old Venetian art when someone mentions mosaics, you don’t know how imaginatively...

Equipment maintenance guidelines     Editor’s Note:   You pride yourself on your pristine shop. Your equipment is laid out...

Every month MJSA choose new products that they feature on their monthly publication. Here are the three MJSA July 2017...

This article page is from a segment of the Metalsmith Magazine (1983 Summer), "Health Hazards", discussing questions from readers and...

From March 21 through March 24, 2007, The W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation held a Large Scale Enamel Workshop featuring Harold...

The Beginnings The Private Secondary School with Education in Hungarian Language in Gúta began in 1991. It was founded by...

The show season had come and gone. With my kids still in school, I was unable to participate in the...