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MY BENCH<br />
Craig Dodd<br />
WORKS AT: Christopher<br />
Green <strong>Jeweller</strong>s<br />
AGE: 47<br />
YEARS IN TRADE: 30 years<br />
TRAINING: On the job<br />
training with a diamond<br />
ring maker (John M Roberts)<br />
for 15 years<br />
FIRST JOB: John M Roberts<br />
<strong>Jeweller</strong>s – Started in 1987<br />
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:<br />
diamond ring maker,<br />
diamond setter, designer<br />
Favourite gemstone:<br />
Natural deep red rubies<br />
– especially when they’re<br />
accompanied with bright<br />
white diamonds.<br />
Favourite metal:<br />
Any metal that is not silver!<br />
Favourite tool:<br />
My hands (without these<br />
nothing would get done!)<br />
and my imagination.<br />
Best part of job:<br />
No two handmakes are<br />
the same, which keeps it<br />
challenging and interesting.<br />
Worst part of job:<br />
I’m yet to find one!<br />
Best tip from a jeweller:<br />
It’s right or it’s wrong – don’t<br />
compromise.<br />
Best tip to a jeweller:<br />
Always listen to a<br />
customer’s requirements<br />
– you can never have too<br />
many details.<br />
Biggest health concern on<br />
the bench:<br />
Failing eyesight and<br />
back problems.<br />
Love jewellery because:<br />
The pieces of jewellery that<br />
can be created are endless.<br />
My bench is always:<br />
Reasonably tidy, because<br />
it is a bench that is used<br />
and not for display<br />
purposes only!
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