Here is a tip for holding a bracelet mandrel from @mariannejenningsstudio - “Stick a piece of wood inside the bottom of the mandrel( the wood is larger inside the mandrel and then I cut it down in width to fit the vice ( leave a piece sticking out )... more
Vacation mode. Friends! For the next few days my bestie is visiting me and I will be “posting and ghosting” as the kids say 😂 I will still be posting daily but my email, DM and attention to comments will suffer more than usual, please help each other... more
Here is a soldering tip from @silverdayturquoise - “This is what I call my soldering oven. It's a way to contain, and hence better control, the heat from my torch, and I use it a lot, whether I'm doing jewelry repairs or fabrication. The construction... more
#sponsored For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I formed a thick bezel using my Swanstrom Pliers and Cutters Set (Item #: 111026). exclusively available from our friends at @riogrande. If you are a beginner and looking for a set of pliers to get started... more
#societychat Today is Episode 6 of SOCIETY CHAT. This biweekly video series features my 15 minute interviews with inspiring jewelers and teachers. Really excited to share my conversation with Kayla Wave of @foxand.thefawn and here is her tip/tool -... more
#societychat Today is Episode 6 of SOCIETY CHAT. In this new series I am asking inspiring people from our jewelry making community some rapid fire questions about when they fell in love with making jewelry, their favorite tool under $100… I ask them... more
Here is an organization yip for small parts from @cabrinachanningsilverworks - “Keeping organized in a studio full of itty bitty little pieces is paramount to staying sane. I use these glass cosmetic containers to store my silver granules and jump... more
Here is a bench pin modification shared by Cees, a Master Goldsmith with 45 year’s experience located in London, England. They created a notch in their bench pin to hold their tweezers! The tweezers are used to hold pieces while they solder. I am... more
Just a quick silly live, I show off my new denim jacket and ask if you have the time to please send me a tip! I’m sorta vacationing next week and love to stockpile some fabulous content. Tips@metalsmithsociety.com thanks friends!
Here is a tip for cleaning up a backplate, it’s just one way of doing it and I’d love to hear and see your way of doing it! First I use a sanding roll to quickly shape any big ridges sticking out, then I use a barrette file #2 cut, using controlled... more
Here is a fantastic plier storage solution from @marquisjewelryacademy - “I use this 9" towel bar that perfectly fits the length of my drawer in a common jeweler's bench to hold my pliers and snippers at arms length. Shown here are some of My... more
Here is a tip for when you are trying to get a jumpring on a small chain from me 👋 @corkieboltonjewelry take a scribe and gently turn it inside the last link, it will round it out and will also let you know if the link is broken 😂 this quick step... more
For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I wanted to talk about my Beverly Shear ( Part # 153.950) from @ottofrei1930 I’m going to say straight away that this is a new tool for me and I’m not proficient at using it yet but the possibilities are amazing! This... more
Here is a soldering tip from @Tennessee_Rose_Jewelry - “When I need to solder a jump ring on a delicate chain, I set it all up on a charcoal block, with chain directed away. Then I set another charcoal block on top, leaving only the jump ring exposed.... more
Here is a rolling mill tip from @hangingmossstudio - “I ordered a scrap bag of lace on Etsy ($18 incl shipping). I glued my favorite pieces to paper, using slightly watered down white glue, applied with a paintbrush. After they thoroughly dried, I cut... more
Here is a ring enlarging tip from @artyrtyrkerson - “Quick tip for ring sizing: after cutting through the shank and opening it up to the proper size (I usually leave it half or quarter size smaller so I can file it nicely), I round down the edges... more
Here is a work holding tip from @kristalavonasdesigns - “I use Jet Set ballistic with the aluminum t plate that came with my GRS ring clamp to set most of my bezels. This was the first really good piece of equipment I bought outside of a flex shaft... more
Here's a burr storage tip from @on_u_designs - “I do a lot of stone setting and needed a way to save time from having to measure the burrs over and over again . I set up my burrs in numerical order in the tray supplied by rio grande. I use this with... more
