Platinum Fabrication
featuring Brad Simon

Watch over his shoulder as Brad Simon shows you how he creates jewelry from platinum stock. Platinum fabrication takes precise craftsmanship to make the jewelry evenly portioned, straight and symmetrical.  There's no room for mistakes, it must be measured and executed accurately.  This show will reveal how to Master the Techniques needed.  From simple looking pieces of jewelry to complex projects it’s all here.  Traditional soldering techniques as well as utilizing new Fusion Welding techniques using the PUK Welder will be demonstrated. Throughout the series your fabrication skills will be stretched as advanced fabrication procedures are demonstrated.

Brad Simon is a JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler, and a JA Certified Management Professional.  He has worked as a bench jeweler for 29 years, has won over a dozen jewelry design awards, and owns and operates Simon’s Goldsmith Shop.  Mr. Simon is founder and president of Bench Media, LLC.  In addition, he conducts seminars and workshops through Simon Sez Seminars on shop management issues and bench techniques and has published three books and numerous videos on bench techniques and jewelry shop management.