WSammut
Member
I have quite a large fork in the road of my career in the near future. I can either take over the jewelry store I have been working at or go the way of the at home engraver or maybe stone setter and I would love some input form those that do it every day as a career.
I am 28, been a bench jeweler for 11+ years, engraving and stone setting for 3 years (taught by Chris DeCamillis). I have a full at home engraving and jewelry setup. If I do the at home engraving/stone setting I know I have a lot more to learn and have been looking into some serious classes. I have been trying to apprentice again with Chris and am looking at the Alexandre School for stone setting. So if I were to work from home as an engraver and/or stone setter I have quite a few questions about what to expect without trying to get too personal about anyones specific information:
1) What could I expect as an average income for an engraver? Stone setter?
2) How does one go about getting jobs and getting your name out there?
3) What other classes should I be looking into? Are there any comparable to Alexandre?
4) Does anyone here have experience with Alexandre's class? How was it?
5) Is the workload fairly consistent?
6) Any other advice? What was the best thing you did for your career? What might you do differently?
Thank you very much and I hope I'm not getting too personal with these questions. Please don't be afraid to be brutally honest, this is my families future I am trying to plan out and decide which direction to take that will be best for them and for me.
Thank you again,
Jay
I am 28, been a bench jeweler for 11+ years, engraving and stone setting for 3 years (taught by Chris DeCamillis). I have a full at home engraving and jewelry setup. If I do the at home engraving/stone setting I know I have a lot more to learn and have been looking into some serious classes. I have been trying to apprentice again with Chris and am looking at the Alexandre School for stone setting. So if I were to work from home as an engraver and/or stone setter I have quite a few questions about what to expect without trying to get too personal about anyones specific information:
1) What could I expect as an average income for an engraver? Stone setter?
2) How does one go about getting jobs and getting your name out there?
3) What other classes should I be looking into? Are there any comparable to Alexandre?
4) Does anyone here have experience with Alexandre's class? How was it?
5) Is the workload fairly consistent?
6) Any other advice? What was the best thing you did for your career? What might you do differently?
Thank you very much and I hope I'm not getting too personal with these questions. Please don't be afraid to be brutally honest, this is my families future I am trying to plan out and decide which direction to take that will be best for them and for me.
Thank you again,
Jay