Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing jewelry, and an article of jewelry made thereby. According to the method, a pattern is provided for the article in a form suitable for controlling a mechanical table, the workpiece is mounted on the mechanical table through the intermediary of a backing, the pattern is transferred to the workpiece, and the workpiece is removed from both the mechanical table and the backing.The apparatus includes a machine table having a work surface and a machine head actable on the work surface, the machine head being movable in accordance with an input signal, a mount for accepting the workpiece, the mount being mountable on the work surface, and a processor for producing the input signals in accordance with a desired sequence of movements.