About

Hello and welcome to the About page for my Gibson's Jewelry store.

My name is Ralph Gibson, and I’m a retired senior hardware design engineer, living in the San Francisco bay area.  I've decided to set up this eCommerce site to offer some of the items that I've created for sale.

For many years I've designed jewelry as a hobby, and over the past few years I've also started creating hand turned pens.  So in the store you'll see both my jewelry items and the pens that I have available to sell.

For jewelry, I create each jewelry item using the Lost Wax casting process.  I carve and form the original designs out of either acrylic or jewelry carving wax.  I then make an RTV mold of the original wax, so that multiple wax copies can be produced. These wax copies are then sent out to be cast in either Sterling Silver or 14 Karat Yellow Gold, and the cast items are then returned to me for finishing. I file, sand, and polish each piece as needed, and in some cases, faceted gemstones, gem beads, or Pearls are included in the final item.

For the hand turned pens, I purchase a pen kit that includes all of the hardware required for the completed pen.  I then select the material for the pen body, and turn it on a small wood lathe to the final dimensions.  The pen is then assembled and ready for use.

Thanks for stopping by, and for any questions please contact me through the store's contact form or via email at [email protected].

Cheers,

Ralph