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Rory Dvorak operates an independent jewelry repair studio where he also teaches bench techniques. He completed a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at OCAD University. Dvorak splits his working time between custom metalwork, stone setting, and hands-on student instruction at the bench.

Is Citric Acid Corrosive? Its Effect on Metals
How to Separate Gold From Other Metals by Melting
What Happens When Copper Is Heated?
What Types of Glass Glow Under a Black Light?
Can Mold Grow on Copper? The Science Explained
What Color Is Copper Metal and Why?
Why Do Gems Have Different Properties Than Metals?
How to Identify Zinc: Appearance, Tests, and Ores
How Does Epoxy Cure? The Chemistry and Process Explained
Does Silver Tarnish? The Science and How to Remove It
How to Oxidize Copper: Chemical & Heat Methods
How Does Copper Age? From Tarnish to Patina
Does Sulfuric Acid Dissolve Copper?
How to Make Aluminum Oxide: The Bayer Process
How to Identify Aluminum: Tests & Physical Characteristics
What Color Is Aluminum? From Pure Metal to Oxidation
Does 24k Gold Tarnish? The Science Explained
What Happens When You Use Nitric Acid to Identify Silver?
What Is Zircon Made Of? Its Chemical Structure Explained
Can You Burn Copper? What Happens When You Heat It
Are Metals Mostly Solid? The Science Explained
How Is Mercury Mined and Extracted From Ore?
Why Is 24k Gold So Yellow? The Science Explained
Does Water Oxidize Copper? The Chemistry Explained
What Is the Orange-Brown Sign of Oxidation?
Does Aluminum Tarnish? The Science of Oxidation
Does Quartz React to Acid? The Science Explained
How Fast Does Silver Tarnish and Why?
Can Silver Be Destroyed? A Look at the Science
What Is a Metallic Lattice and How Does It Work?