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 | 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 | 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...
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 7, 2017 | Casting, Metal Working, Polishing, Texturing, Tools
Tool Modification and How to Deal With 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 throw away tools, bits, burs, etc. I...
