Guides
How to plan and inspect a bezel setting for a cabochon
Map the cabochon, draw the contact section, prove the fit on a practice bezel, then inspect contact, seat depth and security before the stone goes in.
Desk
Practice Desk
Method, sequence and the decisions that shape silver craft before anyone spends money.
Guides
Stone setting in silver guide: planning a setting
A stone setting in silver guide to recording the stone, planning seat geometry and holding metal, and checking the mounting before finishing and release.
Guides
How humidity affects silver soldering and storage in US regions
This silver guide explains how humidity drives tarnish and flux behavior in coastal, desert and northern US studios, plus casting, dehumidifier and storage steps.
Features
Repair Misaligned Stamped Silver Border: Fictional Scenario
A fictional scenario treats “repair misaligned stamped silver border” as a craft problem, tracing drift, a corner redesign, and release checks.
Maintenance
Pattern layout, support, tool, strike, depth, and finish checklist
Silver pattern checklist for drawing control, stock, samples, support, hammers, punches, gravers, strike sequence, depth, distortion, finishing, and release.
Guides
Laying out and stamping a repeat pattern on silver: coupon method and inspection
Use drawn datums, matching coupons and a divided strike sequence to lay out and stamp a repeat pattern on silver, then check depth, reverse witness and flatness.
Guides
Silver surface decoration guide: chasing and engraving
Silver surface decoration guide for chasing, repoussé and engraving: prove tools on matching coupons, choose supports, sequence strikes and inspect the reverse.
Features
Sterling silver pendant project case: process plan, controls, and final inspection
A fictional supervised project making one oval sterling silver pendant: design record, process plan, hazard controls, measurements, inspection and limits.
Features
Diagnosing a failed sterling-silver box seam case
Failed silver box seam case using intake records, defect maps, fit and heat evidence, measured rework limits, coupon trials, inspection criteria, and prevention.
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.
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
Identify inherited silver object: mark to material
Learn to identify inherited silver object marks: photograph them before polishing, read them against the assay system, and test each zone of the metal.
Guides
Silver Clay vs Traditional Silversmithing: A Comparison
Silver clay vs traditional silversmithing compared by setup, speed, material and Canadian costs, with marking rules and a practical beginner decision rule.
Guides
Anneal and Form Silver Band: Nine Bench Stages
Anneal and form silver band strip in nine bench stages: process card, strip measurement, anneal under exhaust, pickle, mandrel passes, and final release.
Maintenance
Silversmithing Bench Safety Checklist for Shop Setup
A silversmithing bench safety checklist for shop setup, covering tool checks, hot work, chemicals, dust, ventilation, protective equipment, and stop conditions.
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
Record evidence to identify unknown silver colored metal
To identify unknown silver colored metal, record provenance, marks and construction before arranging suitable analysis; keep conclusions tied to the evidence.
Guides
Pierce an interior shape in sheet silver: a test routine
Pierce a clean interior shape in sheet silver on a test pattern first: set two checkpoints, read what each feature shows, then accept or reject the opening.
Guides
Skills for a first silver workshop project
A practical skills-and-process plan for a first silver workshop project, covering design, tools, training, safety, scrap tests, inspection, and records.
Guides
Prepare and solder a controlled silver seam on a coupon
Prepare a controlled silver seam on a practice coupon: fit, flux, conduction heat, a cut-open check and a bench record you can repeat.
Maintenance
Saw frame, blade and bench pin checklist before cutting
Check the saw frame, blade clamps, tension and bench pin before the first cut, plus the stop signs that mean fix the setup instead of pushing harder.
Guides
Silver fineness marks: what 999, 958, 925 and 800 claim
Read a silver fineness mark grade by grade: what 999, 958, 925 and 800 claim, which frameworks stand behind them, and what the stamp leaves unsaid.
Guides
Silver forming guide: hammers, stakes, mandrels and shape control
Silver forming guide: which hammer, stake and mandrel does which job, when to stop and anneal, and how to measure wall thickness and shape at every stage.
Guides
Silver sawing and piercing guide: layout, bench pin, turns and cleanup
Silver sawing and piercing guide: mark the keep side, support the cut on the right bench pin, turn the work around a moving blade, then file to the drawing.
Guides
Silver soldering guide: fit, heat, and inspection
This silver soldering guide explains seam fit, controlled heating, workshop safety, and post-cleaning inspection, while treating filler labels as relative.
Maintenance
Silver stock record checklist for traceability
Use this silver stock record checklist to track supplier details, material marks, batch codes, process notes, and release checks from intake to finished piece.
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
Silver soldering safety checklist for trained torch use
Silver soldering safety checklist for trained torch users, covering equipment, work area, joint checks, heating, shutdown, cleanup, and release inspection.