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Thu Mar 29, 2007, 4:23 PM
  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
  • Reading: Case for Christ - Lee Stroble
Okay I figured I should probably set up some rules for commissions, now this is still kind of tentative because I have VERY little experience with commissions so I'll mostly be borrowing from other people on DA.

Ordering a Commission
:bulletgreen: Most jewellery pieces on my gallery I am either willing to sell or be commissioned to make another. In order to do so please NOTE me with a link to the piece you wish to commission from me. Writing a comment on the piece saying you want it will not cut it. I need to know that you are committed to buying the piece so I would like an actual note.

:bulletgreen: At the moment I am a college student in a Jewellery and Metals program. This means I'm always making jewellery however that jewellery is for class projects. My course is very intense meaning I am always working on a project and my schoolwork comes first. If you wish to commission a piece you must keep in mind that I may take a while to get to your commission. Also I don't have a studio of my own. My work is usually done in the school studio where I have access to lots of fun tools. However this also means I don't have access to the studio over the summer. Any work I do over the summer will be limited to whatever tools and studio set up I manage at home.

Payment
:bulletblue: Prices for pieces are usually posted with the picture of the piece if I am selling the original. If not ask me and I should be able to give you a price. My prices are based on materials, labor and my personal profit on top. I am a goldsmith and this is my business. I do not give handouts.

:bulletblue: I will only accept payment through PayPal. Sorry but I do not accept cash.

Shipping
:bulletpurple: Prices for shipping and method of shipping will be based on the size of the piece and where it is being shipped to

:bulletpurple: Pieces will only be shipped after payment is received. In a perfect world I would be able to trust that I would receive payment even if I sent the piece first. Unfortunately this isn't a perfect world.

If I'm missing anything or you have other questions please contact me.

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Mood: Joy ~Blue-Sun-Jewelers:iconBlue-Sun-Jewelers: Mar 29, 2007, 6:01:10 PM
Sounds like you have a plan to me. If I need any jewelry you will be the first to know. :)
Scott:sun:

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*thomasj7676:iconthomasj7676: Apr 1, 2007, 8:03:59 AM
Though, to this point, I have only been a hobbyist during the three quiet months of winter, I think you'll find that you can do lots of jeweling at home (disregarding casting) with very few tools. The only thing I really missed was my own rolling-mill. Two days ago, I bought a no-name East Indian 80 mm mill for $375 Can. When I first started five years ago, I bought a locally made polishing machine for $325. Those two seem to be the most expensive essentials. With a small home shop, you'll have a certain amount of independance no matter who you work for.
~SongBird55:iconSongBird55: Apr 1, 2007, 2:23:47 PM
First chance I get I'm going to Toronto to buy tools so I can set up a home shop for the summer. There's a room in our basement I think I could set up as a small studio if I find a desk I can use as a bench. The two things I really think I'd be hurting without would be a torch and flex shaft. I think I can find an oxy-propane torch for fairly cheap at a hardware store however I'm going to wait a little while before I get one. I'm entered in my school's scholarship show and one of the prizes is a torch, I think it's probably the prize I want the most. I have so many ideas floating through my head at the moment, unfortunately I can't use them for any of my school projects so they'll have to wait... ^^

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*thomasj7676:iconthomasj7676: Apr 2, 2007, 8:20:21 AM
You're right about the torch. I've been using a small propane torch & it's not hot enough for soldering larger pendants because silver & copper are incredible heat-sinks. This is an investment I'm going to have to make as well if I'm to get serious. It would be good for cuttlebone casting too - not that I've actually tried that yet.

I want to find out the make of that cheap rolling mill I just bought. I'll note you as soon as I do but the store isn't open yet.
*thomasj7676:iconthomasj7676: Apr 2, 2007, 12:43:03 PM
The store said the mill has no brand name, but they are sometimes advertized in rock & jewelry magazines.
~SongBird55:iconSongBird55: Apr 2, 2007, 8:41:30 PM
I think I'd be fine without a rolling mill, I think I'm gonna try and take it slow with purchasing my tools. I'm up for a scholarship show so I might end up winning some tools and I might also get in the show next year (if I'm still such a good student next year ;) I think I'm just going to get the essentials at the moment. I think it could actually be kind of interesting to put a handicap on myself and see what I come up with.

Cuttlefish is interesting and it has been the bane of my existence this year. We had a guest come in for a day, he graduated from my program years ago and he works almost solely in cuttlefish, he's amazing at it. I on the other hand have been going through cuttlefish like crazy and it just seems to refuse to work for me. I don't know what my problem is but I think the stuff hates me. That and it smells like burned hair, blech.

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Goldsmith, photographer, artist

For information on commissions see: [link]
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