To give the leaves the traditional frosted appearance they are then wriggled. Wriggling uses a metal blade to put closely spaced grooves in the golden leaves. After wriggling, the item goes to an engraver who adds the veins of the leaves. The jewelry is then polished. Items may go to several processes depending on the particular piece.
Some items require special processes such as stone setting, antiquing, or inlay.
Our jewelry then is cleaned and is treated in a process to virtually eliminate tarnish. Each piece is then subjected to a final quality inspection before we allow it to be sold. Visit our sister site for hundreds of styles of AVI's Black Hills Gold 134 S. 3rd Ave.