The Manufacturing Process Of Silver Jewelry

Almost every single person visiting this page is fond of ornaments. While some love wearing them the others like to buy ornaments for their near and dear ones. Silver is one of the most sought after metals when it comes to metals for making jewelries. The manufacturing process of silver jewelries involves a number of complex steps. To complete all these steps flawlessly, certain supplies are required. This article will inform you about all these in details.

Let us begin by informing you about the items required for making ornaments from this shiny grey precious metal. One device without which making silver ornaments is impossible is the binding wire, a device required during soldering and casting of the metal. The next equipment needed during the manufacturing process is pliers. Pliers of different kinds are required for crafting silver ornaments; these include flat nosed pliers, round nosed pliers, half rounded pliers and serrated edged pliers. All these pliers are use for carrying out jobs like holding the metal, bending it and crafting different shapes out of it.

The tool bag of a silver jewelry maker also contains files of different types; examples include large half-rounded files, needle files etc. Files are primarily needed for cleaning the inner walls of silver ring shanks. One should also need ball peen hammers for crafting ornaments of different kinds out of this precious metal. These hammers are required for tapping narrow joints and silver pins into shape. You cannot make ornaments without a jeweler's saw; these saws can be of different grades (for instance, grade 4/0, 0/1 and so on). The next item that is an integral part of this jewelry making process is the soldering torch. Some other items that you will need for crafting silver ornaments are: borax cone and block dish, charcoal, vise, insulated tweezers, titanium soldering sticks etc.

Now, let us explain to you the process of making silver jewelries.

Step 1: First, you will need to cut the metal according to your requirements. Next, use the nose pliers to give the piece of metal a desired shape.

Step 2: For pieces with attachments (for instance a ring or a pendant with gemstones), craftsmen need to shape one or more additional pieces. These additional pieces get attached to the original metal body by means of a process called soldering.

Step 3: To remove the waste material from silver, place the jewelry in a warm pickling solution. When the process is complete, wash it carefully with water.

The above discussion surely does not provide you with all the details of the actual jewelry making process. However, it surely gives you an idea about how precious metals are dealt with when making ornaments. To know more, you will have to attend training classes.