by Doug Napier | Feb 5, 2019 | Community
I have mentioned that I am working on a NEW Video Series all about Polishing, which will be released very soon, so Today I want to touch on a couple of pre-polishing tips. A few technical details in your pre-polishing will make a huge difference in the quality of your...
by Doug Napier | Jan 7, 2019 | Community
CLICK HERE for a quick video In the last blogpost I mentioned how I set the tension in my saw frame, consistent every time. Today I have a quick little fun video that highlights how I go about transferring and sawing out a design on a piece of metal. This is just one...
by Doug Napier | Dec 27, 2018 | Community
FREE Video, Click Here One of the most popular classes I teach at the JewelryMonk Training Center in Downtown Rapid City is on how to use a Jeweler’s Saw, and the most frequent question I get asked is: How tight do I set the tension on my saw blade?” Here...
by Doug Napier | Sep 8, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Soldering, Tools
Old Habits are sometimes hard to break, and unless I can see WHY I need to change, I usually won’t. I am kinda stubborn that way. I have mentioned today’s soldering concept before to jewelers, but today I decided to show in pictures and video why I do what...
by Doug Napier | Jul 16, 2018 | Community
pesky: [pes-kee] – annoyingly troublesome; pesty: adjective,pes·ki·er, pes·ki·est. Informal. Have you ever been working on a piece of silver, and there is a “Pesky” scratch of dull area you are having a hard time getting to? Well, you are in...
by Doug Napier | Jun 20, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Polishing, Tools
Let me play my “tool-geekery” card today. I like tools, especially ones that are easily modified and do good quick work. One of my favorite tools in my foredom arsenal is the Snap-on Disc. Let me give you my top 3 reasons I like them so much: The first reason I like...
