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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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The Christmas I Became a Tool Whore
Each family has that one person who is impossible to buy presents for. Apparently… I am that person 😆 Most...
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The Necklace I Never Meant to Sell
If your jewelry spends more time in a drawer than out in the world, this story is for you.
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How I Chipped a Stone Without Even Touching It 
Why the mistake you're trying hardest to avoid isn't always the one that catches you. PING. Years later, I can...
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The Ring My Dad Never Took Off
And why my favorite piece of jewelry isn’t my best work When people ask me which piece of jewelry I’ve...
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Why I Didn't Touch My Soldering Torch for a Year
The beginner mistake that (almost) sabotaged my jewelry journey If you're learning soldering for the first time and your torch...
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How I Went From Beader to Jeweler
People often ask me how I became a jeweler, and I always struggle to answer because there wasn't one defining...
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Tools
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Discover our top tips for building your ultimate jewelry-making toolkit.

Metalsmithing
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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!)

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

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Learn how to get your ideas out of your head and onto paper.

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

Metalsmithing

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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Getting Started Metalsmithing
Metalsmithing - The good the bad and the fugly I love being a jeweler, I can’t imagine ever doing anything...
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How to Get Started Making Jewelry - 21 Tips & Tricks From Our Students
If you're interested in how to get started making jewelry, you've come to the right place! Creating for some of...
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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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The Easiest Way to Use Silver Solder
How we prepare our solder for use not only makes it much easier to stay organised at the bench, but...
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Soldering

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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The Easiest Way to Use Silver Solder
How we prepare our solder for use not only makes it much easier to stay organised at the bench, but...
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Silver Soldering: You have to try this stuff!
If you've spent any time trying to solder complex settings together, you know the struggle to avoid a meltdown is...
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Stone Setting

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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How to Flush Set Stones
Whether you're reasonably new to making jewelry or you've taken years of metalsmithing classes, flush setting can be tough. But...
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Bead and Bright Setting Demo
It's time to put those graver skills into action Unfortunately bead and bright setting is not quite as easy as...
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How to Hold a Graver
Gravers are a girls best friend Gravers really are a godsend, but they can be a bit tricky to get...
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Design and Rendering

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Random Musings

Why I Didn't Touch My Soldering Torch for a Year
The beginner mistake that (almost) sabotaged my jewelry journey If you're learning soldering for the first time and your torch...
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How I Went From Beader to Jeweler
People often ask me how I became a jeweler, and I always struggle to answer because there wasn't one defining...
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The Most Expensive “Cheap” Tool I’ve Ever Bought
And the ONE category of tools that’s actually worth investing in One of the biggest mistakes I made as a...
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