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Forgot I made this. Harkens back to my silversmithing days. Went well with the cranberry coloured dress I wore for Thanksgiving. #silver #maker #silversmith #argentium #garnet

A bracelet made of argentium silver and garnets. The square silver wire is wrapped around each flat garnet bead and the joined via welded jump rings. The clasp is a simple toggle.

Fresh hot flasks fading from cherry red to pink to silver.
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$Two large casting flasks cool on a firebrick pad. The one on the left has been cooling longer which you can see by the silver color. The one on the right still has a pink glow. ~ Twee grote gietkruiken koelen af op een vuurstenen plaat. Die aan de linkerkant koelt al langer af, wat je kunt zien aan de zilveren kleur. Die aan de rechterkant heeft nog een roze gloed. ~ Deux grands cylindres de moulage refroidissent sur une plaque en brique réfractaire. Celui de gauche refroidit depuis plus longtemps, ce que l’on voit à sa couleur argentée. Celui de droite a encore une lueur rosée.$

If you look closely at this one you can see the water in the bucket still boiling from the temperature of the invested flask. We pour our silver at close to 1850*F and while it cools considerably before we quench it there's still a whole lot of heat.
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Als je goed kijkt, kun je zien dat het water in de emmer nog steeds kookt door de temperatuur van de geïnvesteerde kolf. We gieten ons zilver bij bijna 1850°F, en hoewel het aanzienlijk afkoelt voordat we het afblussen, zit er nog steeds een heleboel hitte in.
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Si vous regardez de près, vous pouvez voir que l’eau dans le seau bout encore sous l’effet de la température du plâtre investi. Nous coulons notre argent à près de 1850°F, et même s’il refroidit considérablement avant la trempe, il reste encore énormément de chaleur.
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Duane quenches a flask in a 5 gallon bucket of water at Xover0 Jewelry Studio.
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Duane dooft een kolf in een vijf-gallon emmer water in de Xover0 Jewelry Studio.
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Duane trempe un flacon dans un seau de cinq gallons d’eau au studio de joaillerie Xover0.

Buckets of fun!
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Overhead shot of us de-vesting fresh castings in our quenching bucket once the flask cooled sufficiently.
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Bovenaanzicht van ons terwijl we verse gietstukken uit het investeringsmateriaal halen in onze blusemmer zodra de flacon voldoende is afgekoeld.
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Vue de dessus de nous en train de dégager les nouvelles pièces coulées dans notre seau de trempe une fois que le flacon a suffisamment refroidi.

We didn't even know this spiderweb was there until the soot from our kiln painted it black. 🕷️🕸️
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A spiderweb at the intersection of a steel ceiling and white wall was previously invisible to us until the soot from our kiln dusted it black making the delicate structure easy to see.
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Een spinnenweb op het kruispunt van een stalen plafond en een witte muur was ons eerder onzichtbaar, totdat het roet van onze oven het zwart bestofte en de delicate structuur zichtbaar maakte.
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Une toile d’araignée à l’intersection d’un plafond en acier et d’un mur blanc nous était auparavant invisible, jusqu’à ce que la suie de notre four la couvre de noir, rendant sa structure délicate facile à voir.

Aerial view of the Xover0 jewelry bench as Katherine sets stones in a ring.
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An over head shot of a table cluttered with jewelers tools.
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Een bovenaanzicht van een tafel vol juweliersgereedschap.
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Une vue de dessus d’une table encombrée d’outils de bijoutier.

squish squish!
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Removing the investment from the casting flask after quenching.
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Het verwijderen van de investering uit de gietkolf na het afschrikken.
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Retrait du revêtement du cylindre de coulée après la trempe.

Just chugging along in the little studio that could. 🚆

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Gewoon doorbuffelen in het kleine studiootje dat het toch maar doet.

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On continue à avancer dans le petit studio qui ne lâche rien.

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The Xover0 jewelry studio all cleaned up and ready to go.
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De Xover0-sieradenstudio is helemaal opgeruimd en klaar om te beginnen.
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L’atelier de bijoux Xover0 est tout propre et prêt à démarrer.

Some of our designs already look like snow crystals but especially as fresh castings with the ice white investment still packed in around them.
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Hand holding a freshly cast sprue of sterling silver jewelry designs.

Ever wondered what a typical silver casting session looks like? Here's a peek behind the scenes of us removing our sterling silver designs from their plaster mold. We do this in an ordinary bucket, nothing fancy. When the metal is around 800 °F/ 427 °C we dunk it in the water. The high temp causes the surrounding water to boil and this turbulence helps break away the plaster from the silver.
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Gloved hands hold silver jewelry designs still attached to their sprue over a bucket filled with water and dissolved plaster.

We are approaching the 10 year anniversary of Xover0 Jewelry Studio! 🎉 So we'll be sharing some throw back pics to reflect on the last 10 years.

Over the past decade, we've worked our asses off. Not only designing and creating original jewelry with our own two hands, but also building the studio space itself.

This is what our studio looked like in the final phase of construction as we were preparing to paint.
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Duane wheels the airless sprayer into the studio preparing to paint the newly constructed space.

Our jewelry studio is getting a much deserved scrub down. After so many casting, soldering, and polishing sessions it gets a little crazy in there.
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Back wall of a jewelry studio featuring shelving and work bench full of tools and equipment. The studio is brightly lit and painted white to aid with the detailed precision work of creating our intricate designs.

@silvermoon82
Not for Vancouver silversmiths. Only a couple on the island but finding someone closer to them on the mainland is a better choice. #VancouverBC #YVR #Silversmith

@Dtraslerwriting

"Jane Short studied jewelry at London’s Central School of Art and Design and was introduced to enameling by her instructor Patrick Furse (1918–2005) during her second year of coursework. Short recalls “liking the rich quality of the color and the way the light reflected through it. I fell in love with the technique.” Upon graduation, she studied silversmithing under Gerald Benney (1930–2008) and was encouraged by his introduction of color in his silver a few years earlier. Short’s early work reflects her use of cloisonné, in which the enamels are applied within compartments formed by affixed wires or strips of silver. Her current work frequently employs champlevé (enamel in carved or etched cells) and basse-taille (enamel in an engraved or chased low-relief pattern) to produce painterly images that are modeled on her watercolor designs. The stunning decoration of Malcolm Appleby’s Oil Slick tumbler resulted from the designer’s request for Short to enamel this challenging surface. Special thanks to The Pearson Silver Collection. "A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/BritishSilver" This was posted to our Instagram account on April 25, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729356605/

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In today’s #mail: a #SterlingSilver #ClanYoung badge made by #Inverness #Silversmith #JohnFraser.

It arrived very tarnished & the eBay photo of the badge made it look even worse.

I managed to score it for less $50 Aussie, which is a little under a third of what these provincial Scottish silversmith badges sell for.

The motto of "Robore Prudentia Praestat", translates to "Prudence excels strength”.

After less than a minute wiping it with a silver cloth the badge started to brighten & show the silver under all the muck.

I FINALLY set up my oxygen/propane Smith Little Torch. I need to do some fine #soldering and that's what I bought this damn thing for. I've got the tanks set up properly, turned on, and pressures set for the tip I'm using. I can't get the damn thing lit. And yes, I did RTFM.

Any #silversmith out there able to suggest what I might be doing wrong? Maybe @Silverworker?

"Ndidi Ekubia is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Art. She employs traditional silversmithing techniques to push sheet silver to its working limits in her Manchester studio. Of Nigerian descent, Ekubia cites inspiration from her African heritage to create flowing, sculptural, and highly expressive forms that range from small, domestic items to stunning centerpieces. The form of Ekubia’s Flamingo vase, hand-raised from a single sheet, appears liquid, as if the silver is flowing upward from the eye of a cyclone. Examples of Ekubia’s silver are held in such prestigious collections as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford. Special thanks to The Pearson Silver Collection. "A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/BritishSilver" This was posted to our Instagram account on March 26, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729356761/

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"After submitting drawings, plans, and digital renderings, Rowan Berry (b. 1996) was honored as the 2017 Incorporation of Goldsmiths Outstanding Scottish Student while attending the Glasgow School of Art. The award allowed Berry to create a silver goblet (5) under the tutelage of silversmith and master chaser Michael Lloyd at his workshop in Dumfries and Galloway. Of Berry’s inspiration for the goblet, the artist states she is “inspired by religious, spiritual and personal objects, and the connotations of the simple symbols of the circle and cross. I understand the symbols of the circle and cross to mean many different things in connection to love, religion, luck and faith. I wanted the goblet to have a real sense of being made by hand, and an important part of translating this was using chasing.” Goblet 2017 Rowan Berry (b. 1996) Edinburgh Britannia silver, parcel-gilt Collection of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh L2018.1801.019 Special thanks to The Pearson Silver Collection. "A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/BritishSilver" This was posted to our Instagram account on December 20, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729357229/