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Making Precious Metal Casting Easy

Welcome to our second precious metal casting blog series to show you how to order your precious metal piece in a simple step by step process. We have a revolutionary new service engineered for the perfect customer journey, so everything is seamless for you. From getting an instant quote to having your casted design delivered […]

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    Jewellery Making Top Tips

    If you are looking to elevate your jewellery making skill set even further, here are some valuable tips and resources to help you enhance your jewellery making. Choose the type of jewellery you want to make Jewellery making offers various avenues, each requiring specific tools, skills, and knowledge. Below are some areas that might inspire […]

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  • Scrap

    Making the Most Out of Your Scrap Metal Jewellery

    What is Metal Recycling? Metal recycling involves collecting scrap metal, processing it, and creating new metal materials. These recycled metals can be used to manufacture new metal products, which can be recycled again once they are no longer needed. Benefits of Recycling Your Precious Metal Our Scrap Metal Recycling Service With over 100 years of […]

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  • Buying Guides

    COLOP Handheld Printers: The new way to print

    What is Mobile Printing? Mobile printers give you the flexibility to print materials on demand, when and where you need to. They are often lightweight, easy to use and durable, offering high print quality you would expect from stationary printers. Within jewellery making, mobile printing technology can be extremely useful, particularly when it comes to […]

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  • Inspiration

    World Environment Day 2024

    World Environment day is celebrated annually on 5th June and serves as a reminder of the importance of environmental sustainability. World Environment Day is celebrated globally, unifying millions of people across the world to raise awareness of pressing environmental issues. It also gives individuals, communities, and organisations the opportunity to help protect and preserve the […]

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  • Wax Carving

    Everything You Need to Know About Wax Carving

    Shop All Wax Carving and Wax Carving Tools What is wax carving? Wax carving differs from other jewellery making techniques. Instead of adding decorative elements to a foundational piece, you will start with a piece of wax and saw and file it down into the shape you want. Through lost wax casting, your piece will […]

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  • Wire Wrapping

    How to Make Wire Wrapped Jewellery

    Shop Jewellery Making Pliers Shop Silver Wire Shop Copper Wire Wire wrapping is a creative and intricate style of jewellery making. Exactly as you’d expect it to be, wire wrapping is a technique that involves curving, bending and wrapping wire to make different types of jewellery. Once you’ve practiced and developed your skills, wire wrapping […]

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  • Metal Forming & Stamping

    Get Started with Metal Stamping

    Within jewellery making, there are a wide range of techniques that can be used to inspire the jewellery you as a jewellery maker create. One of these techniques is metal stamping. This technique will allow you to imprint intricate designs onto various metals, resulting in lots of personalised and distinctive jewellery pieces. In this article, […]

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  • Resin

    Resin Glossary

    Are you thinking about working with resin? Brush up on the essential terms with our resin glossary before you get started… Accelerator – An additive designed to speed up the reaction between the resin and the hardener. Air Bubble – A common occurrence when pouring resin, air bubbles can be easily fixed by quickly popping […]

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    Resin Jewellery Making: FAQs

    Making jewellery with resin is an incredibly exciting and fun way to get creative. If you’re just starting your resin jewellery making journey then it is important to at first, understand the basics and practice before you start making. Here at Cooksongold we think resin is a fantastic product to use when making jewellery which […]

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    Technology in Jewellery Making

    In the evolving world of jewellery making, jewellers are using technology more and more to create new unique pieces that push boundaries of creativity. From design to final production, technology has challenged the traditional way we can make jewellery. In this article, we explore some of the innovative technologies that are shaping the future of […]

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    Unsung Heroes in the Workshop

    In a jewellery making workshop, there are a lot of essentials that we are all familiar with. We often focus on key tools like rolling mills, torches and pliers, but here are some tools that we think deserve more recognition in bringing jewellery designs to life. All of the tools mentioned below are available on […]

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    Unveiling: A Perfect Gift, The extraordinary Turtle Pendant

    Introduction: In the world of precious metal casting and jewellery design, fascinating stories often unfold. One such narrative involves Vincent Gillespie, who commissioned a distinctive turtle pendant for his wife, Sandra Chapman, a prominent figure at the Natural History Museum in London. This bespoke piece, inspired by a new Pleurodiran turtle species discovered by Chapman […]

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