Exclusive tips of jewelry making, classified tricks of the experts released
Which ever the design is, in jewelry making there’s a tip and a trick for it. Find here the perfect skills to master the jewelry making techniques you’ll need for success. No matter if you’re a skilled metal-smith or a newbie in this craft, all you need to know about hand made jewelry is here. NEW
Instructions for how to straighten wire.
Easy to follow examples organized by process will give you a head start on mastering all the smithing skills and tricks you will ever need. The jewelry tricks found here will not only save you time and work but most importantly, you will acquire the knowledge to come up with your own tips and tricks by understanding the sequence of hand made jewelry. Become a self-reliant jeweler, create new ways of metalsmithing.
When people say they don’t understand design, it’s because they don’t get involved in the process.
Tom Dair, Smart Design
You have the tricks in your hands, you simply aren’t aware of them. But don’t get me wrong, obviously you need to have some practice of the basic jewelry making techniques, processes and systems. If you’re just starting, congratulations! You’ll save lots of hard work.
Many tricks of the trade have come from other fields, not only from the jeweler’s experience.
You just need to open up your mind to find as many analogies as possible, relating other occupation’s techniques to the jewelry making. Think of it as the manufacturing or construction of an object, in this case, a wearable object. Anything that is associated to the following topics, for example, is useful: - Motor engines.
- Boat mechanisms.
- Helicoidal systems.
- Pulleys.
- Even general house ware gives lots of clues...
I’ll give you a hint. For a minute think of all the people out there that, like you, build, construct, manufacture, fabricate, produce or just bring about any kind of dimensional thing into being, even those handmade. They have their own procedures, techniques and processes that you can learn from.
Jewelry making is about constructing a wearable and beautiful object. Next time you’re on the street take a look around... There are endless possibilities for jewelry making, Da Vinci was a genius at this!
Lets start with some basic smithing techniques.
Learn how to make your own metal tubes.
Make your sheet metal and save money.
Practice making your metal wire and avoid relying on suppliers.
Click in any of the above links to see the whole method.We will dig into more details and other metal techniques adding the expert tricks and tips.
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