Category: Metal Working
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Podcast 003 Cancer Journey, Annealing Tip, and Dealing with Negative Comments
Cancer!! The Worst/Best journey I have been through this year. I am scarred and battered, but better for having gone through the process…… really. Tip of the Day: Annealing If you have done much silver work, then work hardening the silver is something you are probably familiar with. Work hardening is when you have beat,…
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How to Create a Black Background
Hey everyone, I have been working on getting my podcasts up and running again, but until then, here is a blast from the past: Creating a Black Background or Antiqued Background Sometimes texturing doesn’t give me the contrast I am looking for, I want something a little more “drastic”. In this case, I will add…
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Tool Modification (Pits and Porosity)
Hey everyone, haven’t had a bunch of time lately to write new content, but here is a blast from the past….. Tool Modification (Pits and Porosity) Ready for another quick lesson? Today I get to address one of my favorite-est (not a word) subjects in the world….. Tool Modification. I mentioned before that I seldom…
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Setting an Oval Cabochon Stone in a Bezel
Setting an Oval Cabochon Stone in a Bezel It has been a while since I started this little Oval Cab Project, so I figured I should finish building these earrings and setting the stones. When I left off, I just finished soldering the bezel together, today I will solder the posts on the back, and…
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How to Make Oval Bezel Earrings Part 2
How to Make Oval Bezel Earrings Part 2 On my last blog post, I started making a bezel, actually 2 of them, for a pair of oval stone earrings. The stones I am using is fairly small, 6x4mm Red Coral Oval Cabochon. I went about this a little differently than I usually do, just to…