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silversmith Occupational skill for the role 'silversmith' (also: silver ring maker, silver jewellery maker, trophy silversmith, silver earrings fabricator, trophy maker, silver jewel smith). Use when the user asks for typical silversmith work such as: Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.; Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.; Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.

Silversmith

Silversmiths design, manufacture and sell jewelry. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewelry. Silversmiths are specialized in working with silver and other precious metals.

Core workflow

  1. Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
  2. Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
  3. Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
  4. Examine gem surfaces and internal structures, using polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, to identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
  5. Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
  6. Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • apply smithing techniques
  • cast jewellery metal
  • characteristics of precious metals
  • clean jewellery pieces
  • create jewellery
  • cut metal products
  • develop jewellery designs
  • heat jewellery metals
  • jewellery processes
  • metal and metal ore products
  • mount stones in jewels
  • pour molten metal into moulds
  • select gems for jewellery
  • select metals for jewellery
  • smoothen rough jewel parts

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eb64b583-20fe-467f-8e44-8aae263a0139), ONET 30.3 (51-9071.06). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*