Tag: Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship related articles
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Industry Insights
Jewelry Finishing: Polishing, Tumbling, and Buffing Explained
The step that turns a gray casting into a gleaming piece is finishing. This manufacturer's guide explains polishing, tum...
Industry Insights
Metal Stamping vs Casting: How Jewelry Is Mass Produced
Stamping and casting are two very different ways to make jewelry, and they dictate weight, price, and durability. This m...
Industry Insights
The Skilled Bench Jeweler Shortage: Who Makes Tomorrow's Jewelry
The jewelry industry faces a quiet shortage of skilled bench jewelers as artisans retire and demand for hand-finished pi...
Industry Insights
Jewelry CAD Design and 3D Printing: From Model to Castable Wax
Jewelry CAD design and 3D printing have replaced hand-carved wax as the first step of most custom and production jewelry...
Buying Guides
Signet Ring Buying Guide: Metal, Size, Engraving and Style - HOLYCOME
The signet ring is back as a modern heirloom. This guide covers metal choices, sizing, engraving, oval vs round tops, wo...
Metal Guide
Lost Wax Casting vs 3D Printing in Jewelry Making - HOLYCOME
Jewelry is made by lost wax casting or by 3D printing a wax model. This guide explains both processes, their cost, lead ...
Metal Guide
Green Gold, Blue Gold and Rose Gold: Gold Alloy Colors Decoded - HOLYCOME
Pure gold is always yellow. Every other gold color is an alloy. This guide explains what creates rose, white, green and ...
Metal Guide
Palladium Jewelry: The White Metal You Forgot About - HOLYCOME
Palladium is a platinum-group white metal that is lighter, rarer than silver and naturally white. This guide explains it...
Metal Guide
PVD Coating Jewelry: What It Is, Durability and Colors Explained - HOLYCOME
PVD is a vacuum-vapor process that bonds a thin hard film to jewelry. This guide explains how IP gold and black PVD diff...
Gemstone Knowledge
Jade Gemstone Guide: Jadeite vs Nephrite, Imperial Green and Treatments - HOLYCOME
Jade is two different stones, jadeite and nephrite, prized for toughness and carved for millennia. This guide explains F...