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Orders are shipped within 2 business days. Saturday and Sunday are excluded from shipping times.

Standard shipping takes 3 - 4 days via USPS.

Yes, you can! You have 30 days to return any unused items. Please use the contact page to initiate a return or you can use the self-serve option by going to New Accounts on at the bottom of the page.

You will receive a return shipping label free of charge.

Your refund will be initiated once the item is received back to Woodland Metalsmith.

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Woodland Metalsmith is located in Quilcene, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Woodland Metalsmith crafts pendant necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets from natural Pacific Northwest gemstones and raw metals.

All jewelry is 100% handcrafted by Woodland Metalsmith in Washington State. Even the gemstones are collected by me, the artist!

Woodland Metalsmith uses pure copper, 925 sterling silver and solid brass metals.

All gemstones are authentic and collected by me in Washington State.

Woodland Metalsmith makes mostly unisex jewelry. You can find jewelry for both women and men.

Metalsmithing is a technique in which metal is hand sawn, formed and soldered to create jewelry, bowls and more. Other metalsmithing techniques include texturing with a hammer and engraving. Various types of metals are used in metalsmithing, such as copper, silver, brass and gold.

Everyone has different ways of metalsmithing. Generally, for me, it starts with hand sawing, then soldering, sanding, texturing, oxidizing, setting the stone and then polishing. The order of steps also depends on what is being made and personal preference. Some people prefer soldering and then sawing!

Silversmithing and coppersmithing are one in the same, however, you are working with different metals.

Metal smithing can be considered forging, however forging is usually done by heating the metal to bend and shape it. Where as metal smithing is more concentrated on sawing, soldering and texturing.

Metal jewelry care is easy! In most cases you can use a polishing cloth to clean the metal. Read my blog post to learn more.

Absolutely. Copper jewelry has been said to have countless health benefits. Copper can help aid in arthritis and joint pain. Customers swear by it.

Niobium is a fairly rare metal, resistant to corrosion and non-reactive, making it great for sensitive skin. I use Niobium wire for all my ear hooks.

Lapidary is a technique in which stones are cut, shaped, carved and polished to create a cabochon for jewelry setting, table top crystal, stone bowl or even a sink. Lapidary can be done by hand or machinery with various grits.

Generally, the lapidary process starts with cutting a chunk of stone to work with. Then, rough shaping takes place, getting the stone as domed and even as possible. After rough shaping with lower grits, higher grits create more of a polished look until the stone has a high polish. Sometimes a polishing compound is used last to give the stone an extra shine. Rock tumblers are also used to polish stones, however, it is a much longer process.

Personally, I use a tile saw to cut slabs and chunks of stones. I have a lapidary machine called a Cabking that has 6 wheels on it, from coarse diamond grit to fine polishing grit. This is where I do all my shaping and polishing. I wash the stone with ivory soap and then use a polishing cloth for the final polish. For carving, I use my Dremel tool with diamond grit bits.

A mineral is a solid substance made of one or more elements, where as a gem is a mineral that has been cut and polished.

Agate and Jasper are both forms of Chalcedony. The difference is Agate is generally translucent and Jasper is opaque. The two, however, can be found together.

While Quartz and Agate are made up of the same elements, there are key differences. Agate is a type of Quartz with a different, more fine grained crystalline structure. Basically, it is formed differently.

Due to the amount of volcanic activity in the Pacific Northwest, you can find a wide range of gems and minerals on beaches, river beds and by digging. Jasper, Agate, Epidote, Petrified Wood and Fossils just to name a few.