Unusual job on the bench today
Discussion
EddieSteadyGo said:
Absolutely my company made it. And I hand picked all 90 carats of diamonds myself, including the main diamond, a 27 carat beauty.
I am not very keen on it. Looks a bit vulgar.I am definitely more interested in seeing how someone turns a small family trinket into something with a new life.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 13th May 23:19
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king hell, is it half term already? While it's great that OP shares the process (of which I'm a big fan of the thread), it doesn't hurt to have a different take from someone else in the thread to add some separate input from a different sector of the industry, does it?
I'd be interested in how something like that would be put together EddieSteadyGo and you can get your own ad-space in the thread
king hell, is it half term already? While it's great that OP shares the process (of which I'm a big fan of the thread), it doesn't hurt to have a different take from someone else in the thread to add some separate input from a different sector of the industry, does it? I'd be interested in how something like that would be put together EddieSteadyGo and you can get your own ad-space in the thread
DanL said:
t looks very nice - don't suppose you could also do a build thread next time you do something like that?
We don't normally take pictures as we go - but I did have a look on our server and I did have some which might be of interest. Re the necklace, the starting point was discssing with the client designs they liked and had seen elsewhere;These two images were the client's images based on what he had seen elsewhere;
From there we worked up a design into various sketches and than a final watercolour painting of the design. I don't have the final watercolour image on my system, but I this is one of the rough sketches with accompanying hand written notes.
Then we start production, first on the main collet holding the main diamond.
This shows the front view of the main setting
From there we can complete the piece to look as I showed earlier.
Overall, a very challenging piece to create but worth it in the end
I don't normally post this stuff as I spend long enough thinking about my company, diamonds and jewellery 7 days a week. I'm sure those on here running their business will know how this feels. Hence when I come to this section in PH it is mainly to relax and think about watches, which I don't work with.
As nice as that is, what youre showing is effectively a CAD design team doing 80% of the work and then a setter / finisher doing the final touches.
The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
ecain63 said:
As nice as that is, what youre showing is effectively a CAD design team doing 80% of the work and then a setter / finisher doing the final touches.
The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
Actually, it wasn't CAD The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
I should have added that I really don't want to play some kind of internet top trumps. All I wanted to do originally was make a small technical contribution on ultrasonics.
Ecain63 has the patience and passion to produce detailed shots of his work. As far as I am concerned that's great. From the posts, many people enjoy reading it, so that's even better
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
As nice as that is, what youre showing is effectively a CAD design team doing 80% of the work and then a setter / finisher doing the final touches.
The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
Actually, it wasn't CAD The setter has a skilled and experienced position, maybe show what he does. The metalwork you've shown can be produced by a trained monkey. The setting work will interest people here.
ecain63 said:
What was it then? No manufacturer in their right mind would hand produce that from square wire platinum. It's been cast from something computer based. You can see from the crisp finish in the mid-setting pics. Is it a wax carve and cast?
It was a combination of hand-made wire sections and hand carved wax sections. I use CAD regularly, but not on this piece.Just to add, I'm not looking to kill off your work. Just if you're going to put pics up of your companies work then I'd like to know how it was made. Which is your company again? Is it Samara?
The peice looks lovely, and if had a spare month and some large stones on appro I'd like to do something as elaborate. I am toying with setting diamonds and emeralds into the Royal Marine bust I hand carved a couple of years back. Not sure it'd sell though.
Eddie
The peice looks lovely, and if had a spare month and some large stones on appro I'd like to do something as elaborate. I am toying with setting diamonds and emeralds into the Royal Marine bust I hand carved a couple of years back. Not sure it'd sell though.
Eddie
ecain63 said:
Just to add, I'm not looking to kill off your work. Just if you're going to put pics up of your companies work then I'd like to know how it was made. Which is your company again? Is it Samara?
The peice looks lovely, and if had a spare month and some large stones on appro I'd like to do something as elaborate. I am toying with setting diamonds and emeralds into the Royal Marine bust I hand carved a couple of years back. Not sure it'd sell though.
Eddie
I personally wouldn't advise making this kind of thing with appro stones as it would likely take ages to sell. 99% of what we do is made to order to a specific customer's requirements for this reason.The peice looks lovely, and if had a spare month and some large stones on appro I'd like to do something as elaborate. I am toying with setting diamonds and emeralds into the Royal Marine bust I hand carved a couple of years back. Not sure it'd sell though.
Eddie
In fact we really don't use appro stones; I prefer to buy our diamonds and then keep them loose for when I need them.
Thinking about your bust idea, if you did make it and timed it with a commemorative Royal Marines event, it could be excellent PR.
I don't do anything on appro either, but I'm working 95% of the time with sub 1ct stones. My budget as a small Indy wouldn't last a day if I were buying larger with a view to sell later. I just don't get the footfall.
Saying that, I am in the process of moving our premises to my local town of Ringwood, where there are no other in-house workshops but there is plenty of money. So, you never know, I may need to buy bigger if demand increases.
Saying that, I am in the process of moving our premises to my local town of Ringwood, where there are no other in-house workshops but there is plenty of money. So, you never know, I may need to buy bigger if demand increases.
ecain63 said:
I don't do anything on appro either, but I'm working 95% of the time with sub 1ct stones. My budget as a small Indy wouldn't last a day if I were buying larger with a view to sell later. I just don't get the footfall.
Saying that, I am in the process of moving our premises to my local town of Ringwood, where there are no other in-house workshops but there is plenty of money. So, you never know, I may need to buy bigger if demand increases.
Makes sense to me. Sounds like a good plan Saying that, I am in the process of moving our premises to my local town of Ringwood, where there are no other in-house workshops but there is plenty of money. So, you never know, I may need to buy bigger if demand increases.
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