Allan Creates Information

For over 40 years, Allan Creates has been creating custom made jewelry. Passion for his work has made Allan Creates an expert on the design and fabrication of every aspect of the jewelry process , handcrafted with skills handed down under the guidance of his father to son. Having a master craftsman for a father gave Allan the taste for creating as well, He trained from the age of thirteen under his father for three years in basic apprenticeship as a preparation for an additional 5 years from the age of 16 which took him to the best platinum shop in Canada in the early 1960's. Under the guidance of the shop Forman from Paris. There was always 8 to 10 fine metal craftsman on the work shop staff, mainly from Paris and Germany. Allan Creates has worked with platinum all those years since, even through the years when the demand for platinum was low during the 1970's he never lost his interest in his hard earned craft. Allan Creates is offering his talent through this web site to those that appreciate his experience in fine hand wrought high quality platinum work. Platinum work was much in demand after the Second World War and since has made a resurgence in popularity. Over the many years Allan Creates has involved himself in the many aspects of the trade. Work has included wax sculpting and casting in platinum, however, he has no interest the latter, the physical nature of the material can be problematic in the many steps into the finished piece. Casting platinum in the market place has become the standard, as necessity, being the only hope to make a living for many craftsman who work for the re-sellers (Store keepers) to cut cost, but the quality is inconsistent once again due to the nature of the material at best. One only has to look at all the postings of stones falling out, reports of rings cracking, and in general a big mess, and a disgrace to the trade. Therefore, he does not use wax to create and cast his platinum jewelry; He works directly in .960 platinum. He uses 4% ruthenium alloy that He mixes in ...