My Bench: Max Housden
Posted September 10, 2025 |
SEPTEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
Max Housden enjoys the craft of creating something incredible from just gold granules.
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| Kristopher Graydon Jewellers |
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FAVOURITE GEMSTONE: Free-form sapphire (green). FAVOURITE METAL: 18-carat white gold. FAVOURITE TOOL: Fretz goldsmith hammer. BEST NEW TOOL DISCOVERY:Carl Zeiss binocular magnifiers. BEST PART OF THE JOB: Creating something incredible that started as gold granules. WORST PART OF THE JOB: Cleaning farmers’ watches! BEST TIP FROM A JEWELLER: Every mistake is perfect when it’s handmade. BIGGEST HEALTH CONCERN ON THE BENCH: Customers’ gold teeth. LOVE JEWELLERY BECAUSE: It’s an opportunity to create something that means so much to someone, and that will be passed on through generations. |
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