Tips From The Community

Here is a stone setting tip from @marquisjewelryacademy - “You know those cute single serve cheese wheels? We save that red cheese wax for stone...

Next time you have a stuck stone you can try this tip from @vwgypsyarts - “I was looking for a way to get a mug stone out today and came up with...

This tip was shared by marquisjewelryacademy and I brought it to life for my book and figured I’d create a reel for funsies. Take a babybelus...

Here is a tip for flush setting: use a little bit of lubricant prior to burnishing! It helps your burnisher move with ease! I’m using...

Registration for basic classes at @grstools opens today at 8am CST 🚨the intermediate classes open on 2/24 and the advanced on 2/28. You can learn...

This prong setting tip is from @lucywalkerjewellery - “For a creative person I’m pretty obsessed with order! Learning anything is so much easier...

This demo on shaping thick bezel wire (that is 1mm + in thickness) is sponsored by our friends at lindstromtools Using their ergonomic RX series...

Follow up to yesterday’s reel ☺️ a bunch of folks asked about how you go about setting thicker bezels. I often hammer set when working with bezels...

Here is a setting tools from @curtisrjewellery - “Tip for setting soft gemstones like opal and turquoise! Upcycle a toothbrush into a bezel pusher...

Here is a setting tip from @jen_surine - “I learned this stone setting trick from a master goldsmith I used to work with. He would wrap a rubber...

Here is a stone setting tip. Drill a hole into your bench pin so you can place your earring post into it while you set a tube setting or bezel...

Here is a bezel forming tip from @hammeredheartjewelryco - “Tip to start a bezel... I use forming pliers to make a curve in the bezel wire. I fit...