Features
Correcting a pierced silver pattern without losing symmetry case
Pierced silver correction case using datums, paired measures, defect mapping, filing limits, structural checks, before-and-after records, and a clear stop decision.
Desk
Practice Desk
Method, sequence and the decisions that shape silver craft before anyone spends money.
Guides
Cast, Fabricated or Die-Struck: Reading Silver Method and Marks
Cast, fabricated and die-struck silver is judged by its interior, weight and marks. Sterling stamps, chain repair and plated pieces, explained for US buyers.
Features
Forming a tapered silver cuff from measured stock case
Tapered silver cuff case using a measured blank, section map, staged forging and bending, controlled annealing, released-shape checks, and final records.
Guides
Sterling Silver Hallmarks and Craft: How to Tell Sterling From Silver Plate
Silver hallmarks and craft: what a sterling stamp legally means, how cast pieces are finished, and how to spot plating under a decorative surface.
Guides
How Silver Jewelry Is Made: Hallmarks, Casting and Solid vs Plated
Silver jewelry and hardware craft: how casting, stamping and finishing actually work, what hallmarks state, and how to tell solid silver from plated.
Features
Tracing an inherited silver object from mark to material case
Reading a worn hallmark on an inherited silver object starts with photographs, not polish, and separates what a mark shows from what an assay proves.
Guides
Silver Clay vs Traditional Silversmithing: What Canadian Beginners Should Try First
Silver clay vs traditional silversmithing: kiln cost, bench space and speed decide. Canadian classes and CAD prices compared, plus firing time and tool needs.
Guides
Where the money sits: an engagement ring purchase, broken down
Engagement rings taken apart: where the money sits, the three stone decisions, antique and secondhand options, and what each buying channel costs you.
Guides
How to anneal and form a silver band in controlled stages
Anneal and form a silver band with documented stock, measured layout, alloy-specific heat, staged mandrel passes and inspection at every step.
Maintenance
First silversmithing bench, tool, and safety checklist
Silversmithing bench checklist for layout, lighting, hand tools, rotating equipment, heat, chemicals, ventilation, protective equipment, housekeeping, and records.
Maintenance
Silver forming checklist: hammer, stake, annealing, measurement and surface control
A bench checklist for silver forming: stock records, hammer and stake condition, annealing cycles, released measurements and surface limits.
Guides
How to identify and document an unknown silver-colored metal
Document an unknown silver-colored metal through provenance, hallmarks, construction and assay routing before any cleaning, heating or destructive testing.
Guides
How to pierce a clean interior shape in sheet silver
Cut a clean interior opening in sheet silver by drilling in the waste, threading the blade, and rotating the work instead of forcing the saw.
Guides
How to plan a first silver workshop project
First silver workshop project plan covering scope, drawing, stock, tools, training, hazards, process order, test pieces, measurements, inspection, and records.
Guides
How to prepare and solder a controlled silver seam
Preparing and soldering a controlled silver seam requires fitting the joint, cleaning both surfaces and heating evenly so solder flows once into the gap.
Maintenance
Jeweler's saw checklist: frame, blade, bench pin, layout and cut quality
Jeweler's saw checklist for frame condition, blade choice and tension, bench-pin support, body position, layout, starter holes, cut control, filing, and cleanup.
Guides
Silver alloys guide: fineness, composition, properties, marks, and testing
Silver alloys guide covering fineness, sterling and fine silver, alloy additions, gold plating, hallmarks, supplier records and testing limits.
Guides
Silver forming guide: hammers, stakes, mandrels, annealing, and shape control
Silver forming moves metal on purpose. Match hammer to stake, anneal at set points, measure wall thickness each stage, and keep a bench record.
Guides
Silver sawing and piercing guide: layout, blades, support, turns, and cleanup
Silver sawing and piercing: mark the keep side, pick a blade that fits the stock, support the cut, turn the work around a moving blade, then file to the drawing.
Guides
Silver soldering guide: joints, solder, flux, heat, ventilation, and cleanup
Silver soldering depends on tight joint fit, the right filler grade, flux, controlled torch heat, fume extraction, and a clean, inspected seam.
Maintenance
Silver stock, hallmark, supplier, and batch-record checklist
A silver stock record ties an invoice to a finished piece, so every alloy claim, hallmark and offcut stays traceable from intake to release.
Guides
Silversmithing foundations guide: design, metal, tools, sequence, and records
Silversmithing foundations guide covering bench decisions from drawing to hallmark, with tool choices, joining order, finishing and records.
Maintenance
Torch, fuel, joint, flux, solder, and fire-safety checklist
Silver soldering checklist for trained torch use, fuel and hose checks, joint fit, filler and flux records, exhaust, combustibles, hot work, cleanup, and release.