The Bench
The Academy's free community for people who make jewellery. Ask questions and talk things over, by category. Help with the CAD/CAM Jeweller add-on comes first, and the Journal is there to read.
Jobs and checked businesses are opening as the trade joins. Join free to ask, answer, save and set alerts.
Six rooms
Jobs
Jobs with the pay shown, from employers we have checked.
Jobs opens once enough checked employers have listed their ads.
Journal
Articles and news from the Academy and the trade.
Ask
Questions and talk, sorted by category. Start with the CAD/CAM Jeweller add-on: stuck, found a fault, or want a feature.
Directory
Businesses we have checked, and what they offer.
The Directory fills as checked businesses join.
Events
Talks, workshops and meet-ups.
People
Members who choose to have a public page.
What we hold to
- · You never pay to apply.
- · Every checked business says what we checked and when. It is never a review of their work.
- · Anything written with AI help is labelled as such.
Use the tools before you join anything
Ten free tools built for the bench: a ring sizer, stone weight and metal cost calculators, a hallmarking checker, a spec sheet builder. No account, no email, they just work.
Open the free toolsMakerOS for businesses
An AI operating system set up for your business, on your own computers and your own Claude Team plan. Free consultation, then a fixed quote. Set-ups start at £1,800 plus VAT.
Joining is free. The Bench is run by Studio Saina Ltd.
Questions: hi@hamedarab.academy