Getting Started 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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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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The Best Jewelry Making Tools to Start Out With
Want to know the best tools to get started with on your jewelry making journey, and how much it will...
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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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How to Choose Your Perfect Rolling Mill
Ready to buy a rolling mill? Let's take a look.... Woop woop - So you’re thinking of investing in a...
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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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Setting Up a Jewelry Studio
What do I need to get started making jewelry? That is not an easy question to answer.  There are so...
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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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Battle of the Saw Blades
One question we’ve been getting a lot lately – which brand of saw blades are the best for making jewelry? ...
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Online Jewelry Making Classes - Practice Makes Perfect
First of all, when it comes to making jewelry "practice makes perfect" is pure bullshit - but undeniably, practice certainly...
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