Doug Napier, Author at Jewelry Monk

How to Use and Easily Identify Your Silver Solders

Sep 29, 2014

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If you do much soldering, it is a good idea to have solder in different melting temperatures. I use Sheet Solder as opposed to Wire Solder, it is just easier for me to work with. Today I will get a little “technical” and show you how I go about using the different solders and how…

Making Impressions in Copper Sheet

Sep 26, 2014

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Doug Napier

in Metal Working, Texturing

Hey all, I haven’t left you hanging, just been focusing on some other “behind the scenes” aspects of JewelryMonk, planning on some growth, but I am checking in today with a quick little tip for you. I have used patterned rollers in my rolling mill to get different textures in metal, and I have seen…

How to Set Stones in a Shared Prong Setting

Sep 23, 2014

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Doug Napier

in Stone Setting

I ran across a strip of shared prong settings the other day and soldered a bail on it to make a cute little pendant setting. I haven’t done much prong settings on the JewelryMonk Blog lately, so I thought I would share how I set this. The setting was actually a 1/2 circular earring for…

How to Make a Quick Bail for a Pendant

Sep 19, 2014

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Doug Napier

in Design, Metal Working

Have you ever made or found a piece of jewelry and said to yourself “self, this would make a great pendant.” Well today I will show you a quick way to make a nice bail to solder onto a piece and turn it into a pendant. In this instance, I am going to use a…

How to make a Ring Clamp Helper

Sep 15, 2014

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Doug Napier

in Metal Working, Tools

A ring clamp is a tool that if you have one, it makes your life so much easier and if you don’t, you wish you had something to hold your rings and parts to give your fingers a break. If you are using a wooden Ring Clamp instead of a mechanical GRS Benchmate Ring Clamp,…

Author: Doug Napier

How to Use and Easily Identify Your Silver Solders

Making Impressions in Copper Sheet

How to Set Stones in a Shared Prong Setting

How to Make a Quick Bail for a Pendant

How to make a Ring Clamp Helper