This Is Who We Are

Welcome to the home page for Gibson's Jewelry.  I created this web site

several years ago to display some of the jewelry pieces that I’ve designed.  And

over time it’s become pretty much a hobby display site.

I’m a hardware development engineer working in Silicon Valley in the San

Francisco bay area.  I design and finish jewelry as a hobby, and have been

creating jewelry since I designed and created my wedding band in 1996.  Most

of the pieces I’ve designed are for my wife or her close friends.

I create the jewelry pieces using the Lost Wax casting process.  I carve and form the original designs

out of either acrylic or jewelry carving wax.  I make an RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanizing) mold of

the original wax so that multiple wax copies can be produced. These wax copies are then sent out to

be cast in either Sterling Silver or 14 Karat Yellow Gold.

High temperature molds are built around the wax items to be cast.  During the mold preparation

process, the wax is completely burned out of the mold at a very high temperature. High enough so

that the carbon formed from the burned out wax is completely eliminated. This is important because

the mold must be very clean for the molten metal to produce clean results.

The cast jewelry pieces are then returned for me to finish. I file, sand, and polish as needed to produce

the final piece. In some, faceted gemstones, gem beads, or Pearls are then included to produce the

completed jewelry item.

Images of some of the pieces that I’ve created can be found in the Gallery.  I’ve included a few

thumbnail images below, that can also be clicked on to view the Gallery.

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day.

Website Disclaimer : Updated August 21, 2022

Please note that this website and any material presented here, is intended for informational purposes

only. Gibson’s Jewelry takes no responsibility for how the material presented is used.  User’s are solely

responsible for their own safety, and how they use the information presented on this website.  The

information is presented “as is”, and may be modified, updated, or removed from the site at any time,

without notice.  Please feel free to use the information for your own, personal, and non-commercial

projects and applications.