How do they match: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Pierce and cut open designs in ornamentation, using hand drills and scroll saws.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds to cast models of jewelry.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.

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