by Doug Napier | Mar 30, 2018 | Casting, Community, Design, Metal Working, Molding, Polishing, Soldering, Stone Setting, Texturing, Tools, Tumbling, Waxing
What would you do if you had 3 hands? Other than joining the circus or being a better juggler, there are many benefits to having an extra hand. One of the best bonuses in the Jewelry Creation Method Video Course is having myself as an extra hand…. or guide. For...
by Doug Napier | Mar 2, 2018 | Metal Working, Polishing, Tools
Today I am talking about File-Prep, and have a Tutorial and a Video on how I prepare my Barrette Needle File for Making Jewelry. This is my favorite file of all my needle files, and these quick modifications make it so much better. When you order a set, or single file...
by Doug Napier | Feb 22, 2018 | Community, Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Stone Setting, Tools
In my last post, I showed how to Gypsy or Flush set a stone in a earring project I built. Today I will show, step by step, how I make the burnisher I use to set these stones….. and like last time, there is a Bonus Video attached to this lesson. Whenever I come...
by Doug Napier | Feb 16, 2018 | Community, Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Soldering, Stone Setting, Tools
Part 2 of the Tapered Rectangle Earring Tutorial Let’s finish this earring project we started yesterday. When I left off, we created the design and cut the pilot hole for the stones we are going to Gypsy Set or Flush Set into the flat earrings, so let’s...
by Doug Napier | Feb 15, 2018 | Design, Metal Working, Polishing, Stone Setting, Tools
Tapered Rectangle Earring Tutorial It has been a while since I actually sat down and did a project tutorial from start to finish. Well you are in luck. I have a project that I just finished, that I will cover in 2 posts. The first will be creating the earrings and...
by Doug Napier | Nov 20, 2017 | Community, Metal Working, Soldering
Over the years I have heard many jewelers express their concerns and struggles of trying to solder a thin loop or earring post to a thicker piece. They either melt the smaller piece, or the solder joint is not very clean or strong. I am soon going to release a video...
