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An introduction to making cluster rings. (a ring design that typically has a stone lay out of a centre stone surrounded by smaller round stones)
I wanted to make a highly simplified version to give encouragement to practicing jewellers to try and make one. Cluster design rings have potential to be very complicated but this style has only 3 parts and with no stones included is relatively simple to complete.
I included design features that give good insight as to what's to be expected when making a similar style ring for stones which I will create a full instructional guide for soon.
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Often when working with a chunk of precious metal that's been made by melting up lots of old scrap bits together it can be troublesome to mill in to shape.
Melt ups tend to be hard alloy and if you are unlucky very prone to cracking down the corners!
This was a particularly dirty piece of silver that I found in my scrap pot. It was such a big chunk of silver I felt it was worthwhile to try and bring it back to a usable piece of metal.
The technique I show in this video works on all precious metals.
Those working in 9ct and especially rose colour gold definitely need to know about this!
I recommend a soak in acid after every anneal as this helps clean the metal. If the metal is really bad then even gently filing the surface after annealing may be called for!
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Part 1 of the guides will be available on youtube and part 2 will only be available through the Diamond Mounter patreon account.
The full instructional video guides are very in depth and clearly show all techniques and tools used at every stage to make the piece being taught.
The full guides are commonly over 2 hours long.
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Part 1 we made a few variations of leaves then in part 2 we made a band that looked like a real tree branch.
Now in the final part we put everything together that has been learned so far to create a ring far higher quality that what would of been possible without the recent experience gained.
With the finished tree branch ring band finished we now have a guide on how the leaves should look. My band is delicate and realistic so the leaves should be the same.
Moving forward in the same manor the entire ring has been created, the leaves were positioned where 'they' wanted.
This is achieved by moving a leaf over the ring while simultaneously considering the design, wearability, flow and elegance of not only the metal work but the spaces amongst and around it until the most suitable position is decided.
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This channel has potential to grow in to a great archive of jewellers knowledge with your help.
With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With nearly 25 years of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops.
I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street shop model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible.
My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter YouTube channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level.
My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too! This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share.
There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them.
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I hope you will consider becoming a patron.
Thank you,
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Quick video to show how being inventive with your equipment to help you out making jewellery.
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I'm sure this video will be useful to some people out there searching about watches on youtube but I'm aware its not exactly what subscribers may of been waiting for.
Don't worry, the next video will be about metalwork!
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With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With over 2 decades of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops.
I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street jewellers model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible!
My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter YouTube channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level.
My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too! This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share.
There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them.
I hope you will consider becoming a patron!
There is now a new Patreon entry level tier which costs just £1 a month.
Its named the supporter tier which allows you to support the channel with out any substantial financial obligation. I will thank you personally on the next Diamond Mounter upload!
With this channel I will share with you methods and techniques I have learned over the previous 24 years as a professional jeweller.
I specialize in high end bespoke pieces made the old fashioned way by hand.
I wish to document everything I know and continue to learn, making accessible to everyone rare skills and techniques only usually taught in high security jewellers workshops.
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The 2nd and final part of the full instructional guide to make this pendant.
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With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With nearly 25 years of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops.
I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street jewellers model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible.
My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter YouTube channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level.
My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too. This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share.
There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them.
If you may be interested in becoming a patron and supporting the channel to help it grow please click the link below to go to the Patreon website and find out about all the benefits that come with being a Diamond Mounter patron.
https://www.patreon.com/join/5278612?
There is now a new entry level tier which costs just £1 a month.
Its named the supporter tier which allows you to support the channel with out any substantial financial obligation. I will thank you personally on the next Diamond Mounter video uploaded!
I hope you will consider becoming a patron.
Thank you,
C.Bilton
With this channel I will share with you methods and techniques I have learned over the previous 24 years as a professional jeweller.
I specialize in high end bespoke pieces made the old fashioned way by hand.
I wish to document everything I know, continue to learn and make accessible to everyone rare skills and techniques only usually taught in high security jewellers workshops.
www.cbiltonjewellery.com
#cbiltonjewellery
#diamondmounter
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Diamond Mounter Bites!
Bite size videos to highlight useful information for jewellers.
The full video can be watched from here -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHVjnIf9Io
My cheat way to get a nicely circular and polished round bezel setting.
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