Profession filigree maker

Filigree makers create a delicate kind of jewellery, usually of gold and silver, called a filigree. They solder together tiny beads, twisted threads or a combination of the two to the surface of an object in the same metal, arranged in an artistic motif.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Jewellery processes

    Materials and processes involved in creating jewellery items like earrings, necklaces, rings, brackets, etc.

Skills

  • Perform metal work

    Work with metal and iron materials in order to assemble individual pieces or structures.

  • Clean jewellery pieces

    Clean and polish metal items and pieces of jewellery; handle mechanical jewellery-making tools such as polishing wheels.

  • Smoothen rough jewel parts

    Smoothen rough parts of pieces of jewellery using hand files and emery paper.

  • Use jewellery equipment

    Handle, modify, or repair jewellery-making equipment such as jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.

  • Mount stones in jewels

    Mount gemstones in pieces of jewellery closely following design specifications. Place, set and mount gemstones and metal parts.

  • Mark designs on metal pieces

    Mark or engrave designs on metal pieces or pieces of jewellery, closely following design specifications.

  • Apply precision metalworking techniques

    Comply with precision standards specific to an organisation or product in metalworking, involved in processes such as engraving, precise cutting, welding.

  • Operate soldering equipment

    Use soldering equipment, such as a soldering gun, a soldering torch or a gas-powered iron, to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel.

  • Use precision tools

    Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.

  • Ensure conformance to jewel design specifications

    Examine finished jewellery products to ensure that they meet quality standards and design specifications. Use magnifying glasses, polariscopes or other optical instruments.

  • Heat jewellery metals

    Heat, melt and shape metals for jewellery making.

  • Repair jewellery

    Make jewellery repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewellery back together, and replacing broken or worn-out clasps and mountings.

  • Perform damascening

    Perform the art of inserting contrasting materials, such as different types of metal, into one another in order to create detailed patterns.

  • Adjust jewellery

    Reshape jewellery mountings.

  • Select metals for jewellery

    Select and purchase precious metals and alloys to use in jewellery pieces

  • Operate welding equipment

    Use welding equipment to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel; wear protective eyewear during the working process.

  • Select gems for jewellery

    Select and purchase gems to use in jewellery pieces and designs.

  • Create jewellery

    Create pieces of jewellery using precious materials such as silver and gold.

Optional knowledge and skills

perform enamelling advise customers on jewellery and watches estimate restoration costs pass on trade techniques record jewel weight perform wire wrapping cultured pearls estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance develop jewellery designs watches and jewellery products coining build jewellery models select restoration activities cast jewellery metal record jewel processing time imitation jewellery jewellery product categories apply restoration techniques evaluate restoration procedures maintain jewels and watches

Source: Sisyphus ODB