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Honestly? Jewelry design is the only thing I ever actually wanted to do, as opposed to things other people wanted me to do. I took a course in graduate gemology, had the catalogs from Rio Grande Mineral Supply, messed about with lost wax, the whole nine yards. The markup on jewelry is pretty astounding. It's a high-profit enterprise. As trades go, there are worse ones to learn. Here's where my ring came from. James gave up on 15 years as a Boeing machinist, if i recall correctly.