This is a chalice made for the cathedral in Fresno, CA and used by bishop Steinbock. It is all hand wrought with the bowl and base made from 6'' disc of 18g sterling and the stem is a seamed cone in 18g sterling.

Hi,

I'm a brand new member.

I've just setup my oxy propane tanks with regulators and have a Hoke torch for making jewelry.

I also do glasswork and beadmaking.
Beadmaking with a Minor torch. Both are set up together with a Y splitter so I can switch between torches.

Cast in Argentium Sterling Silver...
Genuine beachglass I found here on Kauai.

Hi Everybody,

My first post here, a question:

I'd like to make an alloy of 80% Copper, 10% Silver and 10% Zinc, to be poured into lost-wax molds (plaster/sand). Copper and silver have reasonably close melting points (Cu 1981F and Ag 1762F), but Zn has a BOILING point of 1664F, meaning it could boil off before the other two melted.

Hello fellow metal artists.

This is my first post on ArtMetal so I've sent an image along to establish some legitimacy as a silversmith. (Though not, admittedly, as a photographer, heh.)

I'm a student in Fredericton, New Brunswick who's been away from the bench for a few years and is just returning with the intent of making metalworking my career. I'd like to hear from people who make a living with their craft so we can start a dialog.