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  1. Arn61

    Arn61 New Member

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    Hello everyone,

    It has taken me while to find this site. I'm from the 'sunshine' state in Australia.

    I have been delving into the dark side of jewelry making.
    Having done so, I have discovered that I may need to make my own findings.

    I have been trying to learn everything I can about silver as I am about to start a silver smiths course.

    Thanks for reading :D
     
    Arn61, Apr 17, 2015
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Welcome to the forum :) What drew you to silversmithing?
     
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    Hello again and thank you all for your warm welcomes.

    'House' Long story short....I had an accident which has left me with titanium rods and screws etc in my back. (my partner calls the six million dollar woman lol).

    Sooooo, I decided to delve into light metals and see if I could produce artistic pieces. I have learned to weld :)

    My partner is an artist and has just started working with jewelry, and asked if I could make her a few findings....I jumped at the chance to learn a new skill :D Hence silver smithing.

    Cheers

    Arn
     
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    G'day and welcome, once your up and running with your new silversmithing post some pics, there maybe some interest here on s-stackers.....I know I for one would be interested in supplying the silver to have an item custom made that I want.
     
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    Hi, my wife took up jewelry making a while back, really expensive to get set up and the lessons were around $50 each, a lot of specialist equipment needs to be bought. You might be able to find some online lessons through Craftsy or something similar.

    I was interested in making some pieces a while back but was told that I would never be able to produce the volume of work that India could and I would never be able to match the price either. I have been to a couple of enameling and jewelry shows but not much gets sold at them.

    However if it keeps you occupied then why not? I wanted to get into the Precious Metal Clays a while back but haven't had the time, there is plenty of variety in silver work so at least you won't get bored.

    Welcome to the site.
     
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    welcome to SS
     
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    Thank you for your welcome FNQsilver :)

    I am just getting my feet wet at the moment but, it won't be too much longer until I will be able to design and craft my own material. I certainly will post some pics when I do :D
     
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    Thanks for your welcome :)

    It is quite expensive to start silver-smithing. However, there are ways around having to buy all the equipment. Admittedly, you do have to outlay a certain amount on everyday tools. Anyway I'll get there soon enough:D

    Cheers
    Arn
     
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    Welcome .. :D
     
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    Wow sounds awesome I would love to hear how your course goes, welcome and goodluck
     
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    Thanks ST15 :D When I start and finish my first piece I'll upload a pic. I think it will be a while before that happens though :p
     
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