Every month, the award-winning MJSA Journal offers design ideas, fabrication and production techniques, bench tips, business and marketing insights, and trend and technology updates—the information crucial for business success. "More than other publications, MJSA Journal is oriented toward people like me: those trying to earn a living by designing and making jewelry," says Jim Binnion of James Binnion Metal Arts.
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By John Shanahan
Jewelers tend to be innovators—if not by nature, then certainly often by necessity. It’s not unusual for a jeweler to modify a tool or create one from scratch to get the job at hand done. And sometimes they may even decide to try to put that new invention on the market. This month we spoke with several jewelers-turned-tool-inventors about what led them to want to turn their homemade creation into a mass-produced tool. They share the steps they took, the pitfalls they discovered, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
By Shawna Kulpa
Three-dimensional metal printing offers users the ability to take CAD files and print them directly in metal—no resin to cure or burn out, no casting necessary. Although the technology entered the jewelry industry in 2012, it’s made little headway since. But recent advancements have helped address some of the technology’s problem areas, such as the poor surface finish of printed models and the high price tag of equipment, that may have some jewelry makers taking a second look.
Snapshot (Members Only)
By Harold Dupuy. FGA
A look at the latest jewelry industry statistics.
Savvy Shopping (Members Only)
By Andrea Hill
Six steps to better tool buying.
A Cure for the Blues (Members Only)
By Tina Snyder
Julie Lamb’s aquamarine ring.
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Something Old, Something Bold (Members Only)
By Deborah A. Yonick
Big jewelry looks from the ’80s dominate.
At What Price?
Jeweler Mark Grosser breaks down a custom bracelet design, fee by fee.
Lay It on Thick (Members Only)
By Charles Lewton-Brain
Step-by-step: Creating a thick bezel setting.
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