Balling wire with the talented @tkiplinger - “This little trick is great for creating head pins for cold connections, heat rivets, earrings components, and hanging beads. Bonus: It’s low stress and fun. The wire gauge and metal depends on the intended... more
Love this soldering video from @chrisbolanddesigns - “I get a lot of questions about the wire base I’m soldering on. It’s just a mess of nichrome wire that I’m using to lift the piece and give it some support.” Thank you Chris for letting me share!... more
This bezel height tip is supported by our sponsor @turquoise_moose all the gorgeous turquoise in today’s video is from them. When working with free form turquoise I like to keep taller bezel strip around that I can then modify to the height I need.... more
Organization tips from @radi_cal_jewelryco 😍 - “As many of you know, I NEED to be organized. At all times. It’s a blessing and a curse😂 Even in the midst of creating, my bench is fairly clean. I’ve had a few of you ask me advice on this matter... So... more
Love this tool share from @reinsteinross - “This is one of my very favorite tools, and I am always surprised that it isn’t more well known. At @reinsteinross we don’t cast our jewelry. We alloy our golds in house and then mill and draw it down to the... more
Love this tip from @makeitwithkim - “Did you know many jewellery supply companies show a lot of their stock 'to scale' in their catalogue? This is so handy and can help you visualise exactly what you are purchasing. Ordering online can be tricky... more
Here is a bezel tip from @reinsteinross - “When you are making small bezels like I do for several classic @reinsteinross styles, they can be very tricky to hold. There’s also a good chance of the saw blade popping through the seam and into the bezel... more
Sharing this helpful visual guide to bezels from @lucywalkerjewellery - “There's no denying it's easier to set thinner gauge bezels, however how thick you choose is entirely up to you, the thickest bezel I ever set was using 1.3mm sterling silver... more
Here is a tip for making even pieces of wire from @atelier32jewellery - “You can use masking tape to tape a few pieces of metal together for filing or sanding, they don't move about and is super useful if they all need to be shaped to the same angle.... more
Been awhile since we discussed the most common SOLDERING SURFACES (to the best of my knowledge :) Honeycomb ceramic soldering board: lightweight, have tons of tiny holes, they don’t retain heat and cool quickly. They reflect heat back onto whatever... more
Been awhile since we discussed the most common SOLDERING SURFACES (to the best of my knowledge :) Honeycomb ceramic soldering board: lightweight, have tons of tiny holes, they don’t retain heat and cool quickly. They reflect heat back onto whatever... more
Here is a tip for creating a splitshank ring from @mossrockmetals - “There are so many ways to make a triple split shank ring, but so far my favorite is using a honey comb soldering board that comes with pins to hold my work down (I purchased mine... more
A helpful tip for adding twisted wire borders around a bezel from @jakobthesilversmith - “Start with a 45 degree cut so that this twisted wire will be seamless when soldered together.” Thank you so much for sharing with us, it’s the small details that... more
Tips from the Bar Studs Project in my book ☺️ if you are an absolute beginner, try this project! I cut two pieces of square wire and mark the center with sharpie, this allows me to solder my ear posts straight! Once soldered I twist the ear post to... more
Got a tiny crack in your metal and don’t want to thin it out by sanding? This tip from @socialjusticejewelry via @thejewelerssaw shows how they use a PUK III welder on a low setting to zap the crack, then gently sand it smooth 💥 The video shows a... more
What custom tools have you made? I absolutely love this mini split mandrel made by @emilythatcherjeweller - ”I often make my own tools for different jobs, one of the simplest is a skinnny split pin for papering tight corners. As my original one, which... more
On the topic of cleaning sticky wax out of a file I just experimented with @googone and my wire wax brush I bought from @riogrande and it seemed to do the trick 🤔 don’t think there will be any negative repercussions from using googone on the file but... more
If you do a lot of sanding or polishing of small parts @lauriewelserjewelry found a great tool from wirejewelry.com - “This is a cushion clamp which can be used to hold wire to metal or a group of wires together while working on them. I find it very... more
