I love how @trailfolkdesigns used their wooden drawers: “So happy to check this off my to-do list! I had drawers of cabs that were “semi organized” ever since I started this metalsmith journey, but I snipped some $3 bamboo sticks to fit the various... more
It’s another automation to deliver you info straight to your inbox!! 🥳 Comment including the words “learn about bezels” to get Lucy’s blog article all about Bezel Heights DM’d to you. What is too short? What is too tall etc. Here is a tip for uneven... more
Breaking news! @impressart has just launched their Burnishing Tumbler. A small, variable speed tumbler for jewelers that cost $135, 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 “𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭” 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐌 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨... more
Congrats @hello_heylo 🥳🥳🥳 I use my @lindstromtools EDGE Flush Cutters DAILY (model 6152), they are available from @riogrande at the affordable price of $25. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 “ 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐌 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞... more
I bought myself a cake 🎂 We hit 250,000 community members I have been posting jewelry making tips consistently for 6 years. We have shared over 2000 jewelry making tips! All the growth has been organic. I wrote a book. I started a... more
Here is another technique for when you have to solder a ring with a stone in it from @belightfulmaui - “When Blue needs to solder a ring with stones, he often uses the water method to keep stones protected from the heat. In this video he is soldering... more
Comment including the words “send info” and I will DM registration (and scholarship) links for the @metalwerxstudio Virtual Spring Symposium! It is an affordable opportunity to watch ten presentations and demonstrations designed to introduce you to... more
CONGRATS @hannahlongjewelry 🎉🥳👏🎊🙌🍾 Stuller has a new account we want you to check out: @stullerbenchjeweler To spread the word, we have partnered to give one community member a $500 shopping credit at Stuller. Entering is easy: 1. Follow... more
This was one of the first tips to get tons of engagement especially since back in 2019 the page had nowhere near the amount of community members. Brass knuckles are a restricted weapon in many places and trust me people let us know in the comments... more
Did you know I started a podcast at the beginning of the year? I am dedicated to posting a weekly episode for this entire year. Podcasts are a lot of work 😂 but if this thing is providing value I will keep going!! Recently I discussed Safety... more
Here is a technique for sawing identicals shared by @carry.a.torch - “So I tried a new thing today… and I thought I’d share the outcome. It’s a pretty exciting breakthrough, if I do say so myself. 😆 Maybe y’all have done this forever, but it’s new to... more
Huge thank you to @hebel.design . who made this video for us to show her Kintsugi tip for when she has a broken gemstone. “I grew up with the belief that we had to throw away anything chipped or broken things for fear it would bring bad luck to our... more
Here is a production tip from @westry.co - “When making rings, whether I end up with a turquoise stone set in the middle, a small stacker, or one of my graphic art rings, they all start out with a blank ring shank. Which is why I like to make a batch... more
Wear a mask 😷 Dust collection is ideal as well! In this video I’m taking a flat file with a “safe” edge and making it a little safer by smoothing and sanding a little bit of the cutting tooth edge that was protruding. It’s a good reminder that... more
𝐓𝐡𝐞 @𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, I put together this compilation of some of the ways I have used it in my jewelry making to save time. Tacking, positioning, being able to repair or attach chains and findings. You can visit the link in my... more
Normally I post my LIVES exclusively to my Subscriber feed, but I wanted to share this one with the entire community because there are some fun announcement. The giveaway for Patreon in March will be a @sunstoneweldjewelry mPulse Pule Arc Welder... more
A tip for polishing inside small details from @suethomascreative - “Getting into tiny snooks and crannies, like this silver alpaca nostril! Finest gauge steel wool (0000) wound onto a pointed diamond burr. This finest steel wool on a very thin burr... more
Here is a tip for making even pieces of wire from @atelier32jewellery - “You can use masking tape to tape a few pieces of metal together for filing or sanding, they don't move about and is super useful if they all need to be shaped to the same angle.... more
A tip for using your charcoal block to melt your metal from @fourpence - “I love to use the charcoal blocks because they’re very easy to carve custom shapes into. I use my rotary tool it only takes a couple of minutes. It’s a super cheap and easy way... more
