Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

Creating Textured Finishes for Jewellery

Decorative Finishes for Precious Metal Shiny is not the only way! A standard commercial finish [...]

Polishing Hard to Reach Areas

  When it comes to fine jewellery making,Ā polishing is a very important step – it can be [...]

Modifying Flex Shaft Hand piece Mandrel

A simple way to turn a rubber wheel mandrel into a drill bit extender or [...]

Polishing jewellery with a Foredom motor

Polishing jewellery with a Foredom motor June 24th, 2019cape tools marketing

Carving with diamond burs

Choosing the best diamond coated burs for your design will make the carving process much [...]

What exactly can a flex shaft do?

The flex shaft is essential. It’s almost impossible to think about making jewellery without a [...]

How To Make Ear Wires

Simple guide: creating ear wires How To Make Ear Wires June 11th, 2019cape tools marketing

Choosing Jewellery Pliers

There are 4 basic types of pliers that are the most commonly used tools for [...]

Top 5 Jewellery Hammers

Top 5 Jewellery Hammers June 11th, 2019cape tools marketing

Tips to Care for Jewellery Making Pliers

  Every jewellery maker must have the right tools to get the job done. A [...]

Hammers

One of the tools a silversmith reaches for most often is their hammer. We all [...]

3 Torch Tips For Soldering Jewellery

Understanding how your torch tip works helps you understand jewellery soldering. Learn how to adjust [...]