"Every Sunday guys", It really does require some patience, as a viewer but good things take time.. I'm loving the content.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for saying this. We love making it so it’s a pleasure to get feedback.
@g.m.5412
Жыл бұрын
Gosh your format is good! No mucking around just the tips and facts! Thank you 👏👌
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for that. The channel is all about sharing and giving back. Thanks for watching and engaging 🙏🏻
@griffincreates6891
Жыл бұрын
Hey jaco I’ve just started getting into reclaws I’m 2 years into my apprenticeship your channel is really helping me so thank you 🙏
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Absolute pleasure 👊🏻
@charllandsberg
Жыл бұрын
The play of light in that stone. Around the 9m20s mark in the video there's this beautiful flash of red into the camera. Thanks for another awesome vid.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome Charl - and yes, these old cut diamonds have the best reflections. Such a cool stone. It was a beauty.
@johnsmalldridge6356
Жыл бұрын
That’s how I rebuilt prongs for years. Currently I cut the wires in a similar way but I tack the wires into place with a laser before soldering.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely John. The laser is such a lifesaver for setup. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Gazz_R
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that you did'nt butt join the wire ends together. Your attention to detail and craftmanship is second to none! Take care and have a fantastic week.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Such kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻 you have a great week too
@lordmark4966
Жыл бұрын
way too much time was put into the v-groove prongs vs flat wire prongs imo but i def agree with majority of the vid and especially the shank replacement, im astonished that some idiots would jus keep sizing it up/down all around 7 times lol. but yeah new shank/prongs and polish up the whole thing from the inside out while the stones are out and this is a perfect repair vid i'll gladly recommend ppl watch to get an idea of how bad some of these ring restorations can get.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that 🙏🏻 and thanks for having a look.
@zoedayan3333
Жыл бұрын
i always say I think that repairing jewelry is the most difficult skill to master as a goldsmith....I personally don't take repairs for any jewelry that didn't come out of my workshop (unless a family member begs me lol!) Question:This video got me thinking... how do you go about color matching your alloys when doing a repair? It sound like you found this ring to be made in an unusual alloy, so how do you go about that? Especially if a piece is not rhodium plated...
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. I find repair work quite refreshing between jobs and managed to become very selective over the years. I manufacture mostly but also set stones and engrave. So the workshop always has something interesting to keep my mind occupied. As for the matching - that’s tricky. I try and use the highest grade of bench mixes when doing my work. - I suspect this was a platinum mix 18ct white gold. The colour was very close so it didn’t look out of place. Great question 👌🏻
@zoedayan3333
Жыл бұрын
@@jacothejeweller Thanks for your reply! I have only just started to take on my first gold commissions after years of only silver, but white gold seems to be like the trickiest of all! So many different alloys and really different colors depending on the alloy! I would personally be really interested in learning how to mix white gold from scratch if you might ever get a chance to do a video about that! Here in Italy there is a system that isn't used in most of Europe where you buy "lega", which is a pre-mixed, gold-free alloy that you combine with pure gold to get your desired karat...you can buy it for red gold or white gold, and then mix in 25% alloy to 75% gold to get 18K for example. However, I am really unsatisfied with the color that it offers, but this is all I have available to me locally. It is a very champagne color, and I am not keen on using rhodium plating. I would love to learn how to alloy in house a nickle free platinum white gold that gives that beautiful grey color.
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
@@zoedayan3333 very interesting and good luck with moving to gold. Could you send me a link to your suppliers? I’d love to see how Italy handles their trade supply 🙏🏻
@leothomasjohnson6698
Жыл бұрын
Do you have any recommendations for a beginners’ setting scope? Did you go straight for the Leica or was there an in-between scope you had before? Thanks Jacob!
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo, this was my first scope so I can’t compare it to the other ones out there. But I’ve got no complaints at all. It’s a great addition to my workshop which I could never live without again. I use it for set work and engraving so it’s constantly being used. If you could stretch it, I’d recommend it all day long 👍🏻
@nicolask9220
Жыл бұрын
Jacob..thank you for all ...wishing you health and love..
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
And you Nicolas 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@pepmeto94
Жыл бұрын
Would be good that you make a video showing all your setup, where you work and all the tools , really good video!!
@jacothejeweller
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pep, that’s a great idea - will do
@Aerodauphin
9 ай бұрын
Just in case anyone cares; we call those little beads inside the shank “pips”. What an awesome job of rebuilding the ring. Very time consuming and meticulous work. But that’s how good goldsmiths work. I like the idea of cutting a “v” grove into the old claw and the reverse on the new claws to add surface area. 👍
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