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Casting with Charcoal
You may be familiar with other forms of casting such as lost wax. That is the method of making jewelry from wax models. Basically a plaster investment mold is poured around a wax model which is then melted out Sometimes called by its French name, cire perdue, it produces clean crisp details and is…
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Two Soldering Techniques for Jump RIngs
Earlier this year Rio Grande had a bench tips contest, the winning tip was a speedy way to solder jump rings. Necklaces and chain mail use tons of jump rings, a spectacular look can be obtained by using rings that have been soldered shut. I especially like to hammer them a little flat, something you…
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Updates
I added two items to my jewelry supply catalog, jump rings and striped wire. The latter isn’t showing up at the moment, and I have a lot more content to add. Keep checking back however because it will be up and running before long My aggregate striped wire is really unique and I haven’t seen…
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Hello world!
Welcome to my new website. I am looking forward to sharing my jewelry and metalwork with you here. Be on the lookout for new designs, supplies for sale, as well as bench tips and tutorials. Check back frequently, as new things will be added all the time.