Launching a little side-business...

[Alveprins]

Ok, so perhaps this isn't as sharp as people here are used to, but I'll give it a shot anyway.. 

 

I've recently (this week actually) decided to start a little side-hustle in connection with my knife-making - seeing as I need to practice my engraving skills, and would like to get paid doing so. So I've decided to dedicate 1 week a month to making one piece of jewelry, while utilizing the remaining 3 weeks for my knife project.

 

So - I present to you all the first week's result - the "Compass":

 

 

 

Stats:

Width: 29,2 mm

Length: 63,7 mm

Thickness: 4,8 mm

Vekt: 27 gram

 

It ended up a bit thicker than I had initially wanted, but... I'll make the next one around 3 - 3,5mm thick I think. 

 

The piece is made out of a forged piece of railroad steel, engraved in a deep relief with some ornamentation many might be familiar with.. 

In the middle of the ornamentation I put a 2mm blue sapphire.

I also put in some 24kt gold in the corners, and engraved the traditional wheat-pattern sprouting out from the top and bottom of the piece.

 

The bail is made from a piece of 925 Sterling Silver.

 

The bevels around the edges are mirror polished.

 

Total work time: 24 hours from first hit with the hammer, to the last polishing touch...

 

Tomorrow I'm putting this up for sale at the equivalent of 615 USD here in Norway. I have to say, I haven't felt this nervous in quite some time. 

 

Fingers crossed!

 

Enjoy what is left of the weekend folks, tomorrow it's back to work! 

Edited May 7 by Alveprins

[Dick Sexstone]

This is a good idea to improve your engraving chops…. It will be fun to watch each months piece…

 

I like that there are no scrolls……

 

 

[Alveprins]

I made a quick little something for a little boy.. though't I'd throw it in here.

 

Made from meteorite iron (Campo Del Cielo) inlaid with 24k gold. 

 

 

Seeing as my first pendant eventually sold earlier this month, I will be making another one at the start of the next. Until then, have a good week!

[Joshua States]

These are a fantastic side-hustle. Very inspirational too. Please keep posting your progress.

[Alveprins]

Alright guys, new month, new pendant!

 

Introducing Stjarnaljós - Starlight - a lantern to shine the way in the darkness!

 

Forged out of old iron from Kongsberg Silver Mines, which has been made from bog ore dug out of the surrounding area.

The pendant has been engraved in a deep relief, with 3x 0,03ct natural white diamonds set on a bed of 24kt gold.

 

Stats:

Length: 40,49 mm

Width: 8,37 mm

Weight: 14 gram

Hole Ø: 3 mm

 

 

 

And with that Gentlemen, I wish you all a wonderful week starting Monday, and a hopefully equally wonderful month of June! 

 

sincerely, Alveprins.

[Simon W]

On 5/22/2023 at 6:13 AM, Alveprins said:

I made a quick little something for a little boy.. though't I'd throw it in here.

 

Made from meteorite iron (Campo Del Cielo) inlaid with 24k gold. 

 

 

Seeing as my first pendant eventually sold earlier this month, I will be making another one at the start of the next. Until then, have a good week!

Now that is pretty cool!

[Dick Sexstone]

Cool…..i like the simplicity of this one …..

[Alveprins]

4 hours ago, Dick Sexstone said:

Cool…..i like the simplicity of this one …..

Thanks.

 

I've been wanting to experiment with gold backgrounding for some time, and decided to make something with a few different angles as well as an obstacle (diamond).

 

I think I have what I need to proceed with the technique. Usually people do this with flat wire. I did it with 0,54mm thick round wire - squishing it flat. But I think I can get more out of the gold by flattening it beforehand. Used about 0,7 grams for this one. 

[Alveprins]

I snapped some macros for a potential customer. Slightly better than the two I took earlier:

 

 

 

 

 

And that's about it!