Getting Started Metalsmithing

🔨 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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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 Why Sand Casting Might Just Be Your New Favorite Jewelry-Making Obsession
Hot, Unpredictable, and Weirdly Addictive Discover Why Sand Casting Might Just Be Your New Favorite Jewelry-Making Obsession Zero experience? Years...
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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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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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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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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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Top Tips for Successful Saw Piercing
Thankfully, it's not as tough as it looks! If you've ever thought: "I just don't know where to start!", let...
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8 Easy Steps on How To Use Liver of Sulfur
If you're new to jewelry making or even if you're a long-time metalsmith, you might have heard some conflicting information...
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Designing Saw Piercing Templates
If you're relatively new to making jewelry, then saw piercing is a great place to start. And that is exactly...
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