As an apprentice I started with simple repairs and learned how to work with rare metals and gemstones even elks teeth. Most of the work I have done was for large jewelry stores before going solo.
With 32 years of fine jewelry repair experience I have fixed about every sort of thing imaginable. One sure thing is I know what can be fixed and what cannot! If you have a question on any piece you have please let me take a look and maybe I can fix it. It is impossible to enjoy a piece if it is broken and sitting in a drawer some where. My prices are VERY competitive and you will be talking to the guy who will fix it.
Most people don't realize that jewelry, especially wedding sets, require regular maintenance. Those small prongs that hold precious stones in place wear down with use. This often results in stone loss or sharp and catching tips. Building up these tips restores durability and helps prevent problems. Any piece that catches clothing or is sharp should be looked at as soon as possible! I will clean and check any piece of jewelry for FREE.
All kinds of metals including copper, nickel, and brass. Even plated jewelry. I have all kinds of gemstones available including foil backs, cubic zirconia, and moissanite.
The process of enlarging or shrinking a rings band to fit your finger perfectly. I will make sure your ring is sized to fit snugly.
Lose a precious stone on your ring? Maybe just looking for something new and stylish? I can replace stones to get your ring looking new.
Have a stone that in need of a new home or want a jewelry piece remade? I can move stones about as wished or craft something new for them.
Wear and tear breaking down your jewelry? I can repair breaks as they come about.
If your jewelry isn't holding your stones as tightly as they once did or even had prongs break off I can repair or replace them to make your stones safe and secure once more.
Have the chain to your necklace break on you? I can link the pieces back together and replace broken or missing clasps.
Process of Creation
Lost Wax Casting Process
Elk Tooth Jewelry
Earings
Pendants
Rings
Gent Rings
Pendants
While living in Utah, California, and Idaho I worked with many other goldsmiths. I benefited from their decades of experience. In February of 1984 I began an apprenticeship. I started with simple repairs and watched a master work. I also took a gemology course in colored stones and studied information on diamonds. In 1987 I moved to Sacramento and took a stone setting class in San Francisco. I found work in a small repair shop with four other goldsmiths. I repaired about 50 pieces of jewelry a day for 2 1/2 years. The experience I gained by setting hundreds of diamonds also helped me learn stone grading. In 1989 I moved my family to Twin Falls and started my own wholesale business. I did the repair work for Samuels, Zales, and Fred Meyer for 20 plus years. When one store closed and another store began to ship their work out of state I decided, in 2014, to open my own retail store.
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