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  • Bench work - Education

    Shop Tips for Bench Jewelers

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    Every jeweler starts somewhere This page is where I will share information that I have learned over the years.

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  • Education - Jewelry - opinions - Rants - You have been warned... - SCA

    Artisans, the SCA, Regalia, and RFP’s

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    As an artisan, when asked to create a proposal for regalia, I normally have a conversation similar to the following.

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  • Education - Jewelry - opinions - Uncategorized

    Buying Scarcity

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    When I was in college taking an "Economics 101" class, I remember having this one point hammered over and over again: "The law of supply and demand states that a low supply and high demand for any product or service will typically increase its price". That brings me to the title of this post. "Buying Scarcity". After some basic info, I will tie it into the jewelry trade.

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    Jerry’s Gemstone and Jewelry Cleaning Guide

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    Now I have nothing against selling jewelry. I did it for many years. I just do not want to mislead others into thinking that they cannot adequately clean their own jewelry, and I do not like using gimmicks to get you back into a store to sell you something.

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  • opinions - random stuff

    Practice makes perfect *, (* but only if you do it right.)

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    This old vaudeville joke about Carnegie Hall, which opened in 1891, has been around so long, that no one knows who first said it. Made famous by Jack Benny (1894-1974), the vaudeville, radio and television comedian, it is probably the most quoted guidance on the importance of practice in order to learn a skill. This quote is about music and musicians, not jewelry, but it has become the default advice on how to learn just about anything. Unfortunately, it is probably the worst advice you can give someone to help them master any skill.

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  • Education - Jewelry

    What is the weight of potential?

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    What is the weight of potential? A hard question to answer. How does one weigh an idea? A thought? A nebulous concept that has not fully formed?

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  • Education - Jewelry

    Your first and most important tool as a jeweler

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    Lon Putman handed this to me over 30 years ago and told me it was going to be the most important tool I would ever use. And he was 100% correct. I use it every time I go into my shop. Many times when I am not even in my shop. When people visit my shop to learn, I start by telling them that this is the most important tool they can ever have as well

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  • opinions - Uncategorized

    I can’t do that. . .

    November 16, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    I have no “artistic ability“. But I do not care about that. I have plenty of “creative ability”. I would prefer to have both.

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    Education - Jewelry - opinions - Uncategorized

    Jewelry Deconstructed

    November 15, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    Deconstruction is a process to understand how something was created. Mostly used in writing, it is also used in art.It is looking at the “components” to see how they make the “whole”, whether that is a piece of writing, a building, a favorite chair, a ring… Deconstruction looks at the smaller parts that were used to create an object. This gives insight into the mind of the person who created it. In some ways, it lets their thoughts and ideas continue to live centuries after they have passed. The smaller parts are usually ideas.

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  • Boring but legal stuff - Uncategorized

    Privacy Policy

    November 14, 2019 - By Gerald Livings

    Who we are Our website address is: http://www.livingstonjewelers.com LEGAL NOTICES LIVINGSTON JEWELERS AND TENDER EMBRACE. LEGAL NOTICE Livingston Jewelers may be contacted at the following telephone number: (608) 444-9093 Welcome to our website (the “Site”). This Legal Notice (“Notice”) shall constitute the terms and conditions of your use of this Site. This Notice applies to all proprietary pages, images, text, programs, and other material available throughout this Site. Your use of this Site indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions listed herein, which may be revised at any time by Livingston Jewelers in its sole discretion. Use after any…

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