by Doug Napier | Nov 16, 2017 | Community
A to Z Design to Finished Jewelry Video Course The A to Z Design to Finished Jewelry Course is a video series that takes you through creation a piece of jewelry, from concept and drawing, all the way to the completed piece of reproducible jewelry. The videos cover, in...
by Doug Napier | Oct 25, 2017 | Community, Metal Working, Stone Setting, Tools
How to Set a Round Stone in a 4 Prong Setting I wanted to demonstrate how to set the 2mm stone in a 4 prong setting. In past blog entries I have set stones in shared prong settings, flush settings or gypsy settings, channel settings, bezel settings, and “V” prong...
by Doug Napier | Sep 21, 2017 | Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Stone Setting, Tools, Tumbling
Quick Story….. then a tip. I have always had goals….. In my head. I work towards them, I get new goals, I change my goals, I accomplish some goals, but to be honest, I forget most of them, because I am off running after other shiny goals. I tried something...
by Doug Napier | Sep 13, 2017 | Community
How to Modify Your Tweezers I have heard it said, and attributed to Abe Lincoln, “If I had 4 hours to cut down a tree, I would use the first 2 hours sharpening the axe”. That must be one big tree…. But I get the idea. Tool Preparation is very...
by Doug Napier | Jul 20, 2017 | Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Stone Setting, Tools
Pendant Project Part 4, The Finale! This little “Bezel Pendant” project started a few days ago when I got the bright idea to show how to make a “V-Bezel” after I had the need for one. I thought I would show the process after I got a few comments and questions on...
