Online Resource Library: Weeks 13-24
The following resources—curated by Nanz Aalund, developer of the MJSA Mentor & Apprenticeship Program’s 50-week curriculum—can help apprentices achieve core competency as a bench jeweler.
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- Torch & Soldering Safety Checklist
- Soldering
- Solder Snips
- Soldering Set-ups
- Silver Soldering Techniques 1
- Silver Soldering Techniques 2
- Butt Soldering a Ring Shank
- Sweat Soldering
- Barrier Flux w/ Boric Acid
- Mixing Pickle
- Pickle Use and Safety
- Pickling Safety Checklist
- Opening & Closing Jump Rings
- Polishing Safety
- Drawing Down Wire
- Buffing Machine Safety
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- Responsibly Sourcing Metals & Gemstones
- Vetting Responsible Suppliers
- Guide to Responsible Certifications & Standards
- Precious Metals & Alloys: A Guide
- Basic Metallurgy for Jewelers
- Reading a Ring Mandrel
- Soldering
- Ring Making & Sizing
- Sizing Rings 1
- Sizing Rings 2: A Nordt Wedding Band
- Different Methods for Resizing Rings
- Reducing the Width of a Band
- Milling Rectangular Wire to Make Rings
- Three Facts About Metal
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- Measuring & Marking for Ring Sizing
- Ring Making & Sizing
- Ring Making/Soldering
- Ring Making/Rounding & Finishing
- Milling Rectangular Wire to Make Rings
- Torch & Soldering Safety
- Silver Soldering Techniques 1
- Silver Soldering Techniques 2
- Butt Soldering a Ring Shank
- Sweat Soldering
- Barrier Flux w/ Boric Acid
- Pickle Use and Safety
- Pickling Safety Checklist
- Mixing Pickle
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- Torchwork Techniques & Equipment Basics
- Torch Flames & Annealing
- Measuring & Marking for Ring Sizing
- Ring Making & Sizing
- Ring Making/Soldering
- Ring Making Rounding & Finishing
- Milling Rectangular Wire to Make Rings
- Torch & Soldering Safety Checklist
- Silver Soldering Techniques 1
- Silver Soldering Techniques 2
- Butt Soldering a Ring Shank
- Sweat Soldering
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- Torchwork Techniques & Equipment Basics
- Measuring & Marking for Ring Sizing
- Ring Making & Sizing
- Ring Making/Soldering
- Ring Making/Rounding & Finishing
- Milling Rectangular Wire to Make Rings
- Three Techniques for Retipping
- Chain Making and Repair: Tips & Techniques
- Beginning Jewelry Illustration
- Orthographic Jewelry Illustration
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- Wax Carving: Making a Basic Ring
- Wax Carving a Signet Ring
- Wax Carving for Stone Setting
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Turning a Bezel and a Shank
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Assembing a Bezel and a Shank
- Transferring Patterns onto Wax
- Wax Carving a Soft Square Ring
- Ring Making & Sizing
- Milling Rectangular Wire to Make Rings
- Reducing the Width of a Band
- Measuring & Marking for a File Design on a Flat Band
- Orthographic Jewelry Illustration
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- Wax Carving: Making a Basic Ring
- Wax Carving a Signet Ring
- Wax Carving for Stone Setting
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Turning a Bezel and a Shank
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Assembling a Bezel and a Shank
- Transferring Patterns onto Wax
- Wax Carving a Soft Square Ring
- Making a Vulcanized Silicone Rubber Mold
- Making a Spiral Cut Rubber Mold
- Mold Cutting & Packing Basics
- Cutting a Simple Vulcanized Mold
- How to Cut a Rubber Mold
- Cutting a Natural Rubber Ring Mold
- Cutting a Rubber Bracelet Mold
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- Sprue Attachment Basics
- Wax Carving: Making a Basic Ring
- Wax Carving a Signet Ring
- Wax Carving for Stone Setting
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Turning a Bezel and a Shank
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Assembling a Bezel and a Shank
- Transferring Patterns onto Wax
- Wax Carving a Soft Square Ring
- Making a Vulcanized Silicone Rubber Mold
- Mold Cutting & Packing Basics
- Cutting a Simple Vulcanized Mold
- How to Cut a Rubber Mold
- Cutting a Natural Rubber Ring Mold
- Cutting a Rubber Bracelet Mold
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- Sprue Attachment Basics
- Wax Carving: Making a Basic Ring
- Wax Carving a Signet Ring
- Wax Carving for Stone Setting
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Turning a Bezel and a Shank
- Flex-shaft Wax Carving: Assembling a Bezel and a Shank
- Transferring Patterns onto Wax
- Wax Carving a Soft Square Ring
- Making a Vulcanized Silicone Rubber Mold
- Mold Cutting & Packing Basics
- Cutting a Simple Vulcanized Mold
- How to Cut a Rubber Mold
- Cutting a Natural Rubber Ring Mold
- Cutting a Rubber Bracelet Mold
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- Casting Safety
- Lost-Wax Casting Intro
- Basics of Lost-Wax Casting
- Lost-Wax Centrifugal Casting
- Sprue Attachment Basics
- Choosing an Investment
- The Burnout Process
- CAD to Cast: 3-D Manufacturing
- Making a Vulcanized Silicone Rubber Mold
- Mold Cutting & Packing Basics
- Cutting a Simple Vulcanized Mold
- How to Cut a Rubber Mold
- Cutting a Natural Rubber Ring Mold
- Cutting a Rubber Bracelet Mold