Tag: Repair

Every Trinket File guide tagged repair: resizing, restoration and what a jewellery workshop can realistically do for a piece.

A metal strip with one end polished bright next to the dull, tarnished section

Tarnish or Wear? Diagnosing Dull Jewelry Before You Polish

Dull jewelry usually gets called tarnished and handed a polishing cloth. Sometimes that's right. Sometimes the dullness isn't a film on the metal but metal that's gone, and every polish takes a bit mo

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A silversmith at a workshop bench with hammers and stakes behind him

Resizing and Repairing Jewelry: What a Workshop Can Do

Most jewelry can be repaired and much of it can be resized. The real question isn't whether something is possible in principle but whether it makes sense for this piece, and that depends almost entire

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A gold chain with its open clasp photographed in close up

Chains, Clasps and How Fastenings Fail

When a necklace disappears, people assume theft or some dramatic break. The usual ending is quieter. The chain turns up tucked inside a collar, every link intact, clasp still closed, nothing apparentl

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