Ring Repair (Paperback)

by Alan Revere (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Complete and accurate information for bench jewelers." -- Mark B. Mann, Director of Professional Certification Jewelers of America

Product Description
Now available, this is the first of six books on jewelry repair based on Revere's long running series in JCK magazine. Follow fifteen ring repairs ranging from a simple stretching job to installing a spring insert, enlarging a bi-color shank, replacing a platinum half-shank, adding an adjustable ring mechanism, and more. With 143 close up color image, 91 sketches and 125 pages, this book is essential for anyone doing repairs at the bench.

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: Otto Frei (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965104915
• ISBN-13: 978-0965104913
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,831,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Everything you ever wanted to know about ring repair...", August 17, 2000

By	Birgit Kupke-Peyla (Monterey County, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is intended as a education and training tool for a professional jewelry repair technician. In my opinion the book makes a successful attempt to capture all aspects of executing a successful ring repair and addresses all the challenges: To identify metal and stones correctly, and how to assess what other jewelers have done to the piece prior to you . If you are interested in achieving a JA Bench certification and / or know every variation associated with ring repair, this book will be valuable to you.

Total length 122 pages, divided into two parts. Part I. : 31 pages of narrow columns and huge drawings on beautiful glossy paper covers introduction, safety, procedures and tools Part II.: 15 different alterations presented in a story book fashion, with detailed step by step photos. The visuals are excellent and the accompanying text is extremely detailed. ( to the point that one is instructed to remove the polishing compound , before returning the ring to the customer) The anecdotal stories explaining the history of the ring before and after the much needed repairs add a humorous element.

".....the ring, sitting on a ledge next to the soap dish, swiped off a safe place by the hand of it's owner. As she removes spaghetti sauce with a serving spoon, it gets knocked into the sink and then - OH NO -, the switch for the garbage disposal accidentally is flipped on. She dives for the switch to undo the upcoming misfortune, but

it is too late. The ring gets sucked in. TRAGEDY! Sharp blades do what they are designed to do, mangle! .........you, the repair expert, are sought out and with loving attention repair the priced possession. The customer adores you and trust you with all her valuables. She invite you for dinner! You accept the invitation, but make her promise that she will let you do the dishes. The End." .