Finch's
Custom JewelryMy name is Milton C. Finch, aka Wizard. I'm a silversmith and jeweler with 20+ years in the trade. Originally from Las Vegas, I was taught to make silver jewelry from a craftsman with 45 years experience. First I learned stone cutting and polishing, then silver mountings from scratch. Later, I went to a few schools to learn reprose and chaseing, then casting and wax design. I do all my own casting, wax designs (free hand or from catalogs), stone cutting, polishing, and settings. I also do all phases of gold and silver repair, in front of the customer, and in an open shop.
This
bear claw necklace and bracelet is completely hand made. All silver work was
hand formed, including the beads. The set took approximately 2 years to make.
The stones are natural turquoise from Nevada from the Anjax mine just outside of
Tonopah. The turquoise has a wonderful green color with a little matrix.
These
stones pictured on the right are all turquoise recovered from various mines in
Nevada and Arizona . Most are natural, not stabilized. 
These
stones on the left are opals from Australia, except for the one on the lower
right. The top row are all Boulder Opal from Queensland, Australia. The white
base material in the center row came from Coober Pedy. The bottom row is Crystal
from Lighting Ridge, except the one on the end, that stone is a stable Black
from Virgin Valley, Nevada. All are gem grade material and are but a small
sample of what I have to offer.
The
gold nuggets you see are from 2 local rivers here in Oregon, the Sixes and Elk.
The small bottle weighs about 1 ounce. All together they weigh over 4 ounces.
The left and right rings are silver with nuggets, the center ring is gold with
nuggets. I work in gold and silver for the most part, and incorporate the
nuggets into bracelets, earrings, pendants, rings, broaches, or just about
anything I or my customers can think of!
