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SPINNER RINGS Spinner rings, fidget rings, meditation rings. The Spinner Ring continues to be popular and fun to wear! A modern take on the Tibetan Prayer Wheel, these rings are designed so that the inner ring sits comfortably [ … ] Read More
Humans have been casting metal for the past 5000 years! Our world without casting is unimaginable! Casting has also been used in jewellery making for thousands of years. One of the beauties of Water Casting is that it’s a [ … ] Read More
use texture and patina to add interest to your jewellery pieces Read More
This chart is for ROUND rings that are 4mm to 10mm wide. Locate the corresponding box of finger size and metal gauge (thickness) to determine the length of your metal to cut (the circumference). Round up or down based [ … ] Read More
Sometimes we WANT to copper flash metal. When soldering copper, even with copper solder, the solder join is usually visible. After cleaning all the extra solder from the join, try this: put some iron binding wire on your metal [ … ] Read More
Sometimes the best way to approach social media is to dive in and start swimming. You can read all you want to about how to use Instagram and Pinterest for effective marketing, but if you go into them with [ … ] Read More
Buying cabochons for jewelry projects can be fun and exciting, but if you don’t know what to look for it can be daunting, and you may end up with stones that will pose problems or that you simply can’t [ … ] Read More
Soldering vs. Fusing What is the difference between soldering and fusing? What are the benefits of each technique and what are the difficulties? What tools and equipment are needed for each technique? These are just some of the questions [ … ] Read More
To put it in very basic terms, the Mohs scale of hardness is a relative scale of “scratchability.” Basically the higher the number on the scale the harder the stone. A stone rated at an 8 can be scratched [ … ] Read More
What gauge of metal should I use? This is a question we get asked at Workingsilver all the time. Unfortunately there is no single answer to this one. It really depends on many different factors: are you making a [ … ] Read More
There are many different cuts, shapes and varieties of files; some files are designed to meet very specific needs. When searching for the perfect files for your bench, consider the material you will be working with, the level of [ … ] Read More
