Profession goldsmith

Goldsmiths design, manufacture and sell jewellery. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewellery for customers using experience in the working of gold and other precious metals.   

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Metal and metal ore products

    The offered metal and metal ore products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

  • Characteristics of precious metals

    Variations of precious metals according to density, corrossion resistance, electrical conductivity, light reflectivity and quality.

  • Jewellery processes

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

Skills

  • Apply smithing techniques

    Apply techniques and use technologies in relation to the various smithing processes, including sculpting, forging, upsetting, heat treating, and finishing.

  • Cut metal products

    Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.

  • Select metals for jewellery

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

  • Develop jewellery designs

    Develop new jewellery designs and products, and modify existing designs.

  • Clean jewellery pieces

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

  • Create jewellery

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

  • Select gems for jewellery

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

  • Build jewellery models

    Construct preliminary jewel models using wax, plaster or clay. Create sample castings in moulds.

  • Heat jewellery metals

    Heat, melt and shape metals for jewellery making.

  • Cast jewellery metal

    Heat and melt jewellery materials; pour in moulds to cast jewellery models. Use jewellery-making material such as spanners, pliers or presses.

  • Pour molten metal into moulds

    Pour molten steel or metal into moulds; operate by hand or by using cranes.

  • 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.

Optional knowledge and skills

estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance evaluate restoration procedures trade in jewellery record jewel processing time select restoration activities coining electroplating processes adjust jewellery electroplating metal materials apply restoration techniques engrave patterns estimate restoration costs imitation jewellery watches and jewellery products design objects to be crafted advise customers on jewellery and watches engraving technologies record jewel weight perform damascening perform enamelling mount stones in jewels pass on trade techniques ensure conformance to jewel design specifications jewellery product categories estimate value of used jewellery and watches maintain jewels and watches

Source: Sisyphus ODB