3M Adalox paper-backed aluminum oxide sanding discs are used routinely by a majority of bench jewelers. In addition to using them for sanding, Jeffrey Mathews, CMBJ, of Jeffrey Mathews Designs, Dallas, uses them as a polishing device to reach narrow, hard-to-get areas of his fabricated pieces. Here’s how you can perform his trick: (more…)

Electroforming frees designers from weighty constraints and offers a myriad of creative possibilities. But marketing the final product takes attention to detail and an informed customer

Electroforming: is it a technological marvel or a jewelry flash-in-the-pan? (more…)