Here is a small components storage tip from @hotarujewelry - “What do you do with that spice rack you hardly use? Repurpose it for storing small components!” Love this! Thank you for taking the time to share! We are obsessed with storage and... more
#sponsored For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I’m excited to show off some SPECIALITY PLIERS from our friends Gesswein All of these pliers are from a company called @xuroncorp they are all made in Maine and the quality is fantastic, without being the... more
Here is a tip to hold things in your pickle pot from @abykerdesign - “My pickle pot solution is to make double copper hooks that hang off the edge of the pot. This is perfect to keep matching earring components together.” LOVE this! So simple and... more
Here is a tip for those of us that wear glasses from @tennessee_rose_jewelry - “I know I’m not the only jeweler who wears glasses. It was getting very irritating when they would slide down my nose while my head is bent while working at my bench! I... more
For July’s #metalsmithchallenge the theme was FANTASY these are the fantastic submissions I received via email please tap the photos for credits! To vote on a theme for August head to my stories today 8/1 and cast a vote! You can suggest a theme for a... more
Here is a tip for your pickle pot from @onelittlehut - “I use cheap multicoloured plastic seives to pickle my work, it’s perfect for tiny items, or if you’re pickling a few things at a time, you can colour code them in different seives so you know... more
Here is a bezel rocker modification from @redappleroadjewelry - “I use a plastic bezel pusher to set beach glass and soft stones. I recently made my own by covering one of my metal bezel pushers with moldable plastic. I added thumb grooves for better... more
Here is an annealing tip from @jkretzmerjewelry - “I apply some sharpie to my metal, and heat with a fluffy flame. When the sharpie disappears it's annealed!” Thank you so much for creating a video for this wonderful tip! Really helpful for people to... more
For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I wanted to show off the @impressart Bracelet Bending Bar and Bracelet Bending Pliers I received in my @benchtooljunkies June box. Full disclosure I receive the box as a PR gift but all opinions and reviews are honest.... more
This is a review of what was inside the June 2020 #benchtooljunkies box! Full disclosure I receive the box as a PR gift but all opinions and reviews are honest. This box had some gorgeous Larimar from @grandillusionranch It also included a skeleton... more
Back when I had a haircut 😂 SOCIETY APRONS they are awesome and I have them in stock, they are ready to ship! The neck is adjustable and it has three pockets. Any orders placed today 7/26 I’m going to stick a 2019 “In Solder We Trust” enamel pin on 😎⚒... more
Here is a tip for cleaning your soldering brick from @jenivyjewelry - “Thought I'd share this quick tip to freshen that soldering brick. I also tried it with a small solderite brick and it worked. I just took it outside to my sidewalk and gave it a... more
Here is a tip for soldering jump rings from @buenaonda.handmade - “Everytime I close a jump ring I mark the seam with a sharpie. So when it comes time to solder it’s easier to find. I especially love these solder filled jump rings from @riogrande.... more
Here is a clever technique to keep all the parts of a project organized from @allieperrydesigns - “This is a very handy way to store small findings and stones, especially if you need to keep them in a certain order. Melt beeswax into a metal tin... more
Here is a tip for a #diy mini dustpan from @some_phenom - “I don’t have photos of when I made mine, so this is a demo using cardboard. Begin with a 5”x6” piece of 1/8 dead soft aluminum. I got mine at my local metal supermarket. Mark 1” in from the... more
For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I created a quick demo of the Whaley Precision Bezel Cutting 90 Degree Shears I got from @ottofrei1930 they are essentially solder shears that have been modified so that you can quickly cut your bezels with a nice 90... more
Here are some helpful tips when you are creating BIG BEZELS from @meritmade - “1) Up the gauge. Instead of using 28 ga fine silver I use 26. The larger gauge helps to keep the shape while soldering. More than once I’ve had a thinner bezel deform... more
Here are some amazing #diy tools from @robinbaskindesigns - “I got used golf balls from a friend who is a caddy…evidently tons of them get thrown out after a few rounds so I asked him to save a few for me meaning they are recycled and free. I used a... more
Bonfire shirts are back through the end of this month! It’s a pre-sale that ships out early August!! Part of the reason I’m doing this now is there have been some unprecedented delays in apparel from my shop but Bonfire has not had disruptions. They... more
