Jewelry Glossary - E

• Earring Jacket
  A thin stone or metal pattern drilled for an earring stud.
  
• Easy-Flow Solder
  Coiled wire soft solder with a low melting point.
  
• Electro-Etching
  A method of etching metal surfaces with electroplating equipment.
  
• Electroforming
  Building up metal on a disposable form using electroplating equipment.
  
• Electroplating
  Depositing a coat of metal over another metal by electrolysis.
  
• Emerald Cut
  Same as step cut. A basic facet design, usually rectangular or square, with rows of parallel facets.
  
• Emery
  A mixture of finely granulated corundum, magnetite, hematite, ilmenite, and quartz.
  
• Emery Cones
  Used on tapered spindles to sand the inside of rings.
  
• Enamel
  Glass frit which is applied to metal and fired to color the metal and produce a design.
  
• Engraving
  Incising designs in metal or stone with sharpened steel gravers.
  
• Enhancer
  Pendant with clamp which will fit over pearls or beads.
  
• Enhydro
  A stone containing a section which is partially filled with water.
  
• Etching
  A process of producing a design upon stone or metal using corrosive acid.
  
• Extender
  A fluid used to dilute and spread diamond paste or powder.