My Bench: Se-Hoon Wood

SIGNATURE PIECE:

(CHAMPAGNE)
 

Beautiful spiral design drop earrings in 18-carat yellow gold and featuring champagne and white diamonds.

FAVOURITE GEMSTONE: Opal.

FAVOURITE METAL: Platinum.

FAVOURITE TOOL: Files and pliers.

BEST NEW TOOL DISCOVERY: Modified dividers.

BEST PART OF THE JOB: Hand making jewellery and seeing the finished product. It takes tremendous focus, but it's always worth it when you get to the end of a project you've taken pride in.

WORST PART OF THE JOB: Cleaning castings.

BEST TIP FROM A JEWELLER: Clean your jewellery regularly! A clean workspace is a clean mind.

BEST TIP TO A JEWELLER: Enjoy what you do. They say that when you love your job, you never work a day in your life. That's been true in my experience.

BIGGEST HEALTH CONCERN ON THE BENCH: Complacency, and deterioration of vision with age.