Desk
Requirements, terms and the paperwork that decides whether the work stands up.
Rules
Jeweler's saw problems guide for broken blades, wandering lines, binding corners, burrs, distorted sheet, rough filing, lost dimensions, and repeatable corrections.
Rules
Silver forming problems guide for cracks, wrinkles, springback, uneven thickness, dents, tool marks, root-cause evidence, correction limits, and rejection.
Rules
Silver problems guide for diagnosing firestain, porosity, contaminated stock, mixed alloys, plated surfaces, and misleading marks before repair or remelting.
Rules
Buying real sterling silver online in the US means reading the mark and the listing. Here are the checks that separate sterling from plated metal.
Rules
Canadian silver hallmarking rules stem from the Precious Metals Marking Act, not UK or US assay law. Here is what makers may stamp and the risk of errors.
Guides
How to read a US silver maker's mark with no assay office: use state historical societies, trade catalogs and maker registers, plus what federal law allows.
Guides
How to tell sterling silver from silver plate: what marks to read, what a magnet and a scratch test show, and where each method fails at a US thrift store.
Rules
US silver hallmarking laws rest on the FTC Jewelry Guides, not a federal assay office. Learn what a compliant stamp carries and who enforces it.
