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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5381915" data-attributes="member: 19675">Got some bad news yesterday.I design jewelry as a hobby, and a few weeks ago, I had 2 of my designs in for some minor repairs & tweaks with the jeweler who did the original metalwork...And his place got robbed.He's been trying to do an inventory of what was taken...yep- my rings are gone.  On top of that, that particular safe may not have been covered by his insurance.Now, this guy is a buddy, so this isn't going to affect OUR relationship, but I'm still cheesed: one was one of the best designs we'd partnered on; the other involved a LOT of work on his part (it was made with <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokume-gane?wasRedirected=true" target="_blank">mokume gane)</a>, an opal and an orange diamond my mother had given me...and I had only worn it 4 times.And materials costs have jumped ENORMOUSLY since both projects were initiated.Between the two of us, we can come damn close to remaking the originals, but the lost work, the lost sentimental value, all in the hands of some scumbags...GRAAAAH!</blockquote>