Another thing I wonder about:

[hmpf]

eight months of unemployment, and I'm beginning to make jewellery on an almost-semi-regular basis.

How many more months would it take to turn me into a 'real' goldsmith again? ;-)

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Sorry for the late comment...

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a trained goldsmith. I'm also ridiculously inexperienced and out of practice - I've only worked very rarely since 2001. I'm also a bit wary about taking commissions across large distances, especially when it's rings, as those often need some fine-tuning regarding size, which may involve some (geographical) to and fro...

With these caveats, though... if you could provide some illustration of the type of rings you'd like, I would be better able to make a statement regarding the doability... There's some things I'm pretty sure I can do, and a lot that I'm... not so sure, due to lack of experience/practice/special equipment etc. Sadly, three and a half years of training aren't really enough to learn everything you need. (That's why there's usually another three or four years of training before you can claim the title of Master. I'm only a journeyman/journeywoman/journeywoman-equivalent. *g*)

Re: Sorry for the late comment...

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

- "journeywoman-equivalent" because I didn't do a traditional apprenticeship but trained at a school.