Jewellers' quick reference guide to working with gemstones - Sally Spencer FGA DGA

Keep this guide on your bench as a quick reference when designing, setting or working on any piece of jewellery. 

Covering a wide range of gemstones, from common amethyst to rarer sillimanite, this resource provides crucial information on each stone's durability. You'll learn:

• Resistance to common workshop hazards: Will it survive contact with files, abrasive wheels or the pickle pot?
  
• Suitability for various treatments: Can it withstand resizing, repairing, polishing or ultrasonic cleaning?
  
• Specific care considerations: Understand the potential risks of steam cleaning, barrel polishing & other common workshop practices.

This guide provides jewellers with the knowledge to protect gemstones & minimize costly mistakes.

So, before you throw that gem-set piece of jewellery into the barrel polisher or ultrasonic cleaner or light the torch to resize that ruby ring why not double check if there might be a reason not to…

• Condition: New
• Type: Paperback, Spiral bound
• Dimensions: 17 x 21.5 x 3cm