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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| jewellery-polisher | Occupational skill for the role 'jewellery polisher' (also: jewelery repairer, barrel polishing machine operative, jewelry polishing machine operator, jewelry polishing machine setter, jewellery polishing machine operative, barrel polishing machine worker). Use when the user asks for typical jewellery polisher work such as: Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.; Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.; Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors. |
Jewellery Polisher
Jewellery polishers ensure that finished jewellery pieces are cleaned by customer demand or prepared for sale. They may also perform minor repairs. They use either hand tools such as files and emery paper buff sticks and/or hand held polishing machines. They also use mechanised polishing machines such as barrel polishers.
Core workflow
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- Examine gem surfaces and internal structures, using polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, to identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- buffing motions
- clean jewellery pieces
- ensure conformance to jewel design specifications
- gemstones
- grind gemstones
- jewellery processes
- polish gemstones
- sand gemstones
- use jewellery equipment
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e44d2570-10cc-4984-9692-63ece1b6dce8), ONET 30.3 (51-9071.06). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*