 My little work space is clean for once! |
 Magnifying glasses help me see what I'm doing. |
Hello! My name is Norman Dann, welcome to my silver shop. I work in my little shop here in my home several hours every day. Both my father and grandfather were accomplished New England silversmiths, and they have taught me much about my beloved craft. My little work space is clean for once! |
Magnifying glasses help me see what I'm doing. |
I'm afraid that I have to treat the methods for getting designs onto the silver as a trade secret. Sorry! It's not too terribly high tech, but once it's done, I'll start drilling starter holes so that I can get the saw into the piece. It's always important to be delicate -- what's left behind can often be less than an eighth of an inch wide in places!
Yes, this is labor intensive work. Earrings don't take too long, but by the time I finish working on this plate, it will have taken several dozen hours of cutting and polishing... and I still haven't built a frame for it yet!
Thank you for coming by the shop. Please look around in the See My Products pages to see photographs of my work. Every piece is unique, so fully custom requests are not a problem. If you'd like to talk to me about purchasing some of my work, please see the Contact The Artist page.