by Doug Napier | Jul 18, 2017 | Community, Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Soldering, Tools
Pendant Project Part 3 Part 3 of the V-Bezel pendant. Today we will finish soldering the pendant I started a couple of days ago, and I have a couple of clean-up tips for you before I get it ready to set the stone. First I take the setting base and scribe a center line...
by Doug Napier | Jul 14, 2017 | Community, Design, Metal Working, Safety, Soldering, Stone Setting, Tools
Pendant Project Part 2 Ok, ok, After the V-Bezel illustration from a few days ago, I had quite a few comments about how I would use the bezels and a good application for V-Bezels. Well, you ask, you get. Over the next few days I will make a pendant and set a stone...
by Doug Napier | Jul 11, 2017 | Community, Design, Metal Working, Soldering, Stone Setting, Tools
Pendant Project OK, if you have a little time, stick with me, over the next week or so I am going to take you on a journey, and at the end, we will end up in Cool-Pendant-Ville. But first, I am going to show you how to make just a small part of it, So pack your bags...
by Doug Napier | Feb 7, 2017 | Community, Design, Tools, Waxing
Jewelry Tools!!! Have you ever been OVERWHELMED by all the apparent Tools Needed to Make JEWELRY? It seems there is a specialized tool for every project, and the options are endless. The prices can be downright outrageous and who knows if you need them or not. Well,...
by Doug Napier | Jan 5, 2017 | Community, Design, Polishing, Tools
Quick Ultrasonic Tip for Today and Update Hey everyone! I have been so busy lately producing content for the first JewelryMonk Design Contest, I have lost vision for a bit. I do that, I get tunnel-vision when I am working on a project, and don’t look up till it...
