The bench · Studio 4, Anchor Yard
Four people, one bench
Everything we sell is made here, by hand, from recycled metal. This page shows how, step by step, with the hours it takes.
The tools
Old tools, used every day
01
Torch and block
A small gas torch and a charcoal block for melting, annealing and soldering.
02
Mandrel and hammers
A steel ring mandrel and rawhide hammers to bend and true every band.
03
Loupe and gravers
A 10× loupe and hand-sharpened gravers for raising claws and setting stones.
04
Polishing mop
Six grades of compound, from emery to rouge, on cotton and felt mops.
Since 2016
The studio in numbers
Every gram of gold and silver is refined from old jewellery and trade scrap.
By four people at one bench, one piece at a time.
From the first melt to the last pass on the polishing mop.
We have not bought newly mined metal since the studio opened.
Where it comes from
Recycled metal, traceable stones
Our gold and silver is refined from old jewellery and trade scrap. Diamonds are lab-grown or recut antiques; coloured stones come from named dealers, and the origin goes on your certificate.
01
Recycled 18k gold and platinum
Refined to 99.99% and alloyed here.
02
Lab-grown or antique diamonds
No newly mined diamonds, ever.
03
Named-origin coloured stones
Sapphires from Sri Lanka, emeralds from Colombia, written down.
Visit the studio
Come and see it being made
Open Thursday to Saturday. Bring a piece to be cleaned while you wait.