Author Archives: Chris

BeadSmith 1.5mm Gothic Number Punch Set Review

I always love when I go get the mail and there is some sort of little packet for me. Usually it is a tool, and today was no exception. I had ordered some 1.5 mm number stamps, made by a … Continue reading

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Homemade Jewellery Tools: Giant Dapping Punch

I loved my 1986 Pajero, it was a great vehicle with tons of space inside for picking up junk to bring home and tinker with. Unfortunately, as with all manmade things, it eventually decided to stop running, and so it … Continue reading

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Torches for making jewelry

The other day I had a question about someone wanting to set up to start doing some hard soldering, so that got me thinking about torches. I have a few different torches that I use in my shop, so I … Continue reading

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Homemade Jewelry tools

I was just thinking it would be good to do a few posts about making your own tools. Often with a bit of creativity we can make or adapt some pretty useable tools. Me, being as cheap as I am, … Continue reading

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Sometimes rubbish isn’t rubbish

O.K., this may be a little off the topic of jewelry, but bear with me, it is very close to my heart. Where I live in Australia, there is a phenomenon that happens once a year, which to me is … Continue reading

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