Jewelry Design Metalworking and Fabrication Techniques 3

Question 1

What type of saw blade is used to cut sheet metal and pierce designs in jewelry fabrication?

Accepted Answer

Jeweler's saw blade

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Hacksaw blade

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Coping saw blade

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Band saw blade

Question 2

What is 'married metals' technique in jewelry design?

Accepted Answer

Inlaying pieces of different metals into a single flat surface

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Electroplating one metal over another

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Casting two metals simultaneously

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Wire-wrapping multiple metal types together

Question 3

In jewelry making, what does 'work hardening' describe?

Accepted Answer

Metal becoming harder and more brittle through mechanical deformation

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Heating metal in a furnace

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Applying a hardening chemical solution

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Cooling metal rapidly in water

Question 4

Which forming technique uses a mandrel and hammer to shape sheet metal into hollow three-dimensional forms like bowls or bezels?

Accepted Answer

Raising

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Forging

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Chasing

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Swaging

Question 5

What is the name for the coloring process that uses liver of sulfur to darken silver jewelry?

Accepted Answer

Patination

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Gilding

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Oxidizing

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Niello

Question 6

What does the term 'fabricated' mean when describing a piece of jewelry?

Accepted Answer

The piece was built by hand from sheet, wire, and stock metal

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The piece was mass-produced in a factory

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The piece was cast from a wax model

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The piece was machine-stamped from a die