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There are some people who have a less tolerance to certain metals and I have often heard they are allergic to said metals. There is no question metals can cause problems for some people. However, I believe many people are having problems not due to any allergic reaction, but rather to poor craftsmanship of some jewelers.

I have seen a greater number of people who claim they are allergic to metals but only so with their ear lobes. Case in point is a lady who wanted to purchase some new earrings, but told me about her allergy to most metals. She explained her favorite pair of earrings made of sterling silver always made her ears sore for a couple of days after she wore them. She wanted to have another pair of earrings made like her favorite ones, but using a metal other than sterling. An interesting fact is she had no problem wearing sterling silver necklaces and rings.

I was struggling with the fact that only earrings created the "allergic" reaction.

As an experiment to see if she would react to Argentium silver, my preferred silver, I sent her home wearing a pair of our Argentium earrings. I told her to wear them for a couple of days to see how she faired with the different silver. She left her favorite ones with me.

Three days later, she called to say her ears were just fine and loved the Argentium silver, and of course, wanted to have Rena make a new pair similar to her favorite ones. I told her Rena would be very happy to make another pair of earrings, but first could she stop by for another test.

This time I had her wear her "favorite" earrings and to let me know how her ears felt the following day. Long story short, her ears had no problems with her "favorite" earrings.

So what was the problem with the lady's "favorite" earrings? Unfinished ear wires. Yes, it was as simple as smoothing and rounding her ear wires.

The person who created the earrings had used a flush cutter to cut the end of the ear wire. It looked nice, but under a magnifier, I could see the edges of the ear wire were very sharp. When the lady would put the earrings on, the sharp edges of the ear wire cut or scraped her ear lobes and made them sore and irritated. She did not have any allergy to sterling silver!

Finishing of all jewelry is very important, but the finishing of ear wire is critical to the wearer. And it is so easy to accomplish.

Carefully round all edges of the ear wire with a fine file or a cup burr. Then inspect for any possible problems by feeling the wire end and checking it with a 10X loupe. It should be smooth and easy to insert into one's ear.

And yes, I did lose a possible sale, but the lady has since sent many of her friends to buy our jewelry because I was honest and helpful.

Gary F. Martin is the owner of Bad Frog's 2 Dezine Art and produces a weekly jewelry making show at http://www.JewelryMakingTV.com. The show discusses jewelry making, jewelry tools, jewelry marketing and lots more all wrapped in a fun and creative format. Enjoy the show and be sure to leave a comment or suggestion!

Basic Steps To Check Out A Diamond

In general there are Six Steps involved in the process of examining a diamond. The first is that when ever possible, examine the stone unmounted. We owe gratitiude to many sources in learning these processes, particularly Jewelry & Gems The Buying Guide by Matlins and Bonnano. We lear the diamond can be examined more completely when it is out of its settings. In this way, defects cannot be hidden behind any setting cleverly laid along the line of a flaw.

2. Ensure that the gem is clean. If you are purchasing the gem from a professional jeweler, make sure he or she cleans the gem in front of you. If you are not located where the diamond can be cleaned professionally,breath on the gem in a huffing way in order to steam the diamond with your breath. Then wipe it with a clean cloth not paper hankie; this will at the least remove the superficial stain of grease.

3. Hold the unmounted stone so that your fingertips touch only the base, or the girdle, of the diamond. This is the base where the top and the bottom meet. If you touch the gem your fingers will leave an oily residue, and that will affect the gems color and brilliance. We recommend the careful use of tweezers rather than fingers but only if you are comfortable using tweezers. You must feel certain that you know how to use them, and get the permission of the owner before picking up the diamond. It is all too easy to have the gem pop out of the tweezers, causing consternation, and if the item becomes lost, your cost and responsibility to replace.

4. Ensure Proper Lighting for Best Viewing of Your Gem. Most jewelers use a variety of incandescent spotlights. These are usually recessed in dropped ceilings. Some use special spotlights that will make any gemstones, even glass imitations, look amazing glorious and rich. Fluorescent lights are what professionals use for grading.yet this may also hurt the appearance of some gems.Diamonds may not show the same fire under fluorescent lights. Also,some colored gemstones such as rubies look much better under incandescent light. You might be wise to look at different gemstones including diamonds under several kinds of lights.

5. Rotate the stone, taking care of your grip, so you may view at from each angle.We need to take your time while observing how the various planes and angles work their dazzling sparkles into each ray of wave in the stone.

6.If you are using a loupe, focus it into the interior, adapt the stone slowly, raising or lowering it until you can focus on all the depths within it. It is important that you not only focus on the top of you will fail to see what is in the interior of the stone.

The Best Way To Use A Loupe, which is a special type of magnifying glass. The loupe can be helpful in many occasions, even if you are a beginner. With a loupe you can check a gem for faults and flaws, chips, scratches. Remember now being in possession of a loupe does not make you an expert and there are many learning examples before with your gradually more discerning eye you can pick a fake from a rare gem. But with the loupe you have begun that journey. With a few minutes practice you can learn to use the loupe. Here is how:

1. Hold the loupe between the thumb and forefinger of either hand.
2. Hold the stone of jewelry similarly in the other hand.
3.Bring both hands together so that the fleshy parts just below the thumbs are pushed together and brace by the lower portion of each hand just above the wrists. The wrist is really your pivot point.
4.Move both your hands up to your nose or cheek, with the loupe as close to your eye as you can.
5.Keep your hands still together, and bracing against your face, brace your arms against a table. If a table isnt available, brace your arms against your chest or rib cage. If you do this correctly you will have a steady hand.

Practice with the loupe and keep it approximately one inch from your eye, and about an inch from the object being examined. Learn to see through it cleearly. |A 10x loupe is difficult to focus initially. But with more practice if wont' be long before you are able to focus . You can practice while holding a gemstone at angles, and turning it gradually. You will gradually learned to notice subtle nuances, a scratch, an imperfection, a too sharp cut, and your confidence will gradually grow. The work of gems and diamonds is an enchanting worlds, and it is not that difficult to gradually learn what to look for. A few basic tools and a joy of the unknown and you are embarking on a joy and what could be a highly profitable playtime.

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C'MOON! A question about Loupes and Magnifiers. ANYBODY?

I want a loupe that works this way.

A small one that I can put as little distance between me eye and the object. What kind of Loupe would I need. What would be best to get the object as close to my face as possible and still have a clear magnified view of it.

Well, the higher the magnification, the closer to your face. I recommend optivisor because it's stereo vision and you can wear it all day without eye strain. A number 7 is excellent for close work, get a number 10 for closest in work, that's four inches from your face.

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