This customer’s eternity band was completely stuck on her finger due to her swollen knuckle. Cutting it off would’ve been difficult because of the diamonds going all the way around. So instead, I used a dental floss compression trick (plus...
What really happens when you hit gemstones with a jeweler’s torch? I tested it out against a bunch of common gemstones and the results are shocking. Some of them exploded, some melted, and others were totally fine. #experiment #gemstones #science...
I wanted to make a sweet looking ring… and then I took that idea a but too literally. This one starts on my jeweler’s bench and ends in the kitchen. #jewelrymaking #ringpop #silversmith #oddlysatisfying #foodart We are not accepting mail-in...
Resizing two rings for the second time
Olive brought these rings back to me for the second time. They first needed to be sized up and now they’re going back down. Bodies change, life happens… but gold isn’t quite as flexible as we are. Today I undo...
These rings were driving her crazy!
Carmella’s rings never stayed lined up on her finger.each one was a different size and they were constantly shifting. So I resized all three, annealed the gold, reshaped the shanks, and soldered them together into one perfectly aligned ring. A...
Dear The Louvre… You need a jeweler (me)
When thieves broke into The Louvre and stole over $100M in royal jewels, the Imperial Crown of Empress Eugénie was damaged but quickly recovered. You guys need a good Jeweler. I know a guy. #louvre #heist #crown #restoration #jeweler
