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cbilton.creator-spring.com In this video I finally attempt to sharpen a sword I've had for many years.
It has such a beautifully polished blade that I always assumed it was a cheap base metal that's been polished then heavily plated.
Choosing to keep the blade in its lovely finish I decided not to sharpen it and reveal the ugly coloured metal beneath and so it remained a blunt ornamental piece.
Recently I picked it up and once again felt bugged about it being blunt and after owning it for over 20 years now I thought what the hell and filed the blade a little. I was pleasantly suprised to find the blade is actually steel! Certainly not a weapons grade steel but it meant I could get it sharp without feeling like im ruining it a little.
It was sharpened with what I had available at home at the time so my methods may not be the best!
I had fun making this video I hope you enjoy it.
I have recently join Patreon!
This channel has potential to grow in to a great archive of jewellers knowledge with your help.
With patrons support I will be able to offer far more information than I am currently able to.
With nearly 25 years of knowledge gained in the jewellery trade working with some of the best diamond mounters in the UK I can train practitioners of jewellery making, up to and far beyond the skill level found in High Street jewellers workshops.
I have been lucky enough to have been taught by actual Bond Street shop model makers and my ambition is to share what I have learned through out my career to as many people as possible.
My vehicle to do this is the Diamond Mounter KZfaq channel and now after nearly 1 year of uploading video guides, its time to take it up a level.
My ambition is to be able to make instructional videos with not just silver, but gold and platinum also. Some proper jewellers soldering equipment will enable me to create much more special pieces too! This will open up a whole new world of information I have to share.
There are many specific methods and techniques used for the different precious metals and knowledge about gemstones I can teach that will never enter my videos unless I am actually working with them.
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Thank you,
C.Bilton
With this channel I will share with you methods and techniques I have learned over the previous 24 years as a professional jeweller.
I specialize in high end bespoke pieces made the old fashioned way by hand.
I wish to document everything I know, continue to learn and make accessible to everyone rare skills and techniques only usually taught in high security jewellers workshops.
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