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Whether you’re brand new to making jewelry or an experienced artist, this blog is filled to the brim with helpful tips and tricks to take your metalsmithing to the next level.

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🔨 My Top 10 Favorite Tools for Adding Texture to Jewelry (Without Breaking the Bank)
You know that moment when you finish a piece… hold it up to the light… and instead of feeling smug...
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When Your Jewelry Looks Nothing Like Instagram… (and Why That’s Actually Perfect)
You know that feeling when you finally finish a piece, hold it up proudly… and then immediately open Instagram? Five...
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Are You Choosing the Wrong Stones for Your Bezel?
Imagine this: you’ve formed your bezel, soldered it to a black plate, polished it to perfection… and the moment has...
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Behind the Torch: What It Really Takes to Create a Metalsmith Academy Class
If you think filming a Metalsmith Academy class means I just rock up, flick on a camera and start soldering...
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Where to Find Your People (and Why It Matters More Than You Think)
If jewelry-making had a relationship status, it’d be “it’s complicated.”We love our solitude, our tools, and the quiet joy of...
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The Real Difference Between Bronze and Brass (For Jewelers)
That moment when “bronze” turns out to be brass Ever bought a sheet marked “bronze,” only to stick it under...
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Discover our top tips for building your ultimate jewelry-making toolkit.

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Find helpful guides for every stage in your metalsmithing & soldering journey.

Soldering
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Learn how to solder with confidence (and without burning your house down!)

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Expand your designs and learn to set stones on jewelry like a pro.

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Extra blogs with hot tips and behind-the-scenes looks at Lucy Walker Jewelry.

Tools

🔨 My Top 10 Favorite Tools for Adding Texture to Jewelry (Without Breaking the Bank)
You know that moment when you finish a piece… hold it up to the light… and instead of feeling smug...
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Jeweler's Tools: Modification Tips and Tricks
Jeweler's tools: do they always need modifying? Absolutely not. Most tools work perfectly well straight out of the pack. But...
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Jewelry Making Tips and Tricks: How to Make Sandpaper Sticks
Learn how to make this useful little tool for jewelry making and metalsmithing. They're simple, cheap and incredibly handy.
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How to Make a Needle Burnisher
If you want to get started with flush setting, you're definitely going to want to make one of these. Needle...
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Metalsmithing

How to Start Texturing Jewelry: A Beginner’s Guide
Discover how to build confidence, get inspired, and make epic textured jewelry - without fancy tools or the fear of...
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Soldering Jewelry: 13 Top Tips for Successful Soldering
Jewelry soldering tips Do you want to get really damn good at soldering, but you’re not sure where to start?...
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Jewelry Tools: Get Started Metalsmithing for Under $500
Getting started with the right tools for metalsmithing might seem impossible on a budget, but I promise you, it can...
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How to Make a Saddle Ring With Saw Pierced Details
How to make a Saddle Ring Before diving into this, please be aware this is just a short tutorial. You’ll...
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Textured Paperclip Link Chain - Jewelry Making Tutorial
Making a chain is a super handy way to work on those soldering skills and in this case, bur control...
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Paperclip Chain Links - The Easy Way!
Chain making is a wonderful way to nail those soldering skills! In this quick blog post, I want to share...
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Soldering

Soldering Jewelry: 13 Top Tips for Successful Soldering
Jewelry soldering tips Do you want to get really damn good at soldering, but you’re not sure where to start?...
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Textured Paperclip Link Chain - Jewelry Making Tutorial
Making a chain is a super handy way to work on those soldering skills and in this case, bur control...
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How to Use a Solder Pick
How to use a solder pick When it comes to soldering jewelry, using a soldering pick can really speed up...
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Stone Setting

Getting Started With Stone Setting
Once you've mastered the basics of forming and soldering, you're probably chomping at the bit to dive into the wonderful...
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Top Tips for Bezel Setting
Bezel setting can be one of the simplest forms of stone setting to get the hang of. Therefore, it's the...
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Bezel Setting - Bezel Height Explained
The toughest part of bezel setting isn't the setting itself, but ensuring the bezel is the perfect fit for the...
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Top Tips for Prong Setting
Prong setting for round brilliant cuts might seem simple, and it is in fact a very simple looking setting. But,...
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Stone Setting Tips and Tricks: GRS BenchMate or MicroBlock?
One question I get messaged without fail on a daily basis from jewelry making students around the world….. Which do...
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How to Make a Needle Burnisher
If you want to get started with flush setting, you're definitely going to want to make one of these. Needle...
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Design and Rendering

Jewelry Design Tips: Rendering Diamonds
Rendering Diamonds (Hint: it's actually quite simple!) When it comes to jewelry design, understanding how to accurately render diamonds and...
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Random Musings

When Your Jewelry Looks Nothing Like Instagram… (and Why That’s Actually Perfect)
You know that feeling when you finally finish a piece, hold it up proudly… and then immediately open Instagram? Five...
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Behind the Torch: What It Really Takes to Create a Metalsmith Academy Class
If you think filming a Metalsmith Academy class means I just rock up, flick on a camera and start soldering...
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The Real Difference Between Bronze and Brass (For Jewelers)
That moment when “bronze” turns out to be brass Ever bought a sheet marked “bronze,” only to stick it under...
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