A tip from @robincorellart for bending and grinding a needle nose plier jaw to hold small bezels steady while filing.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for thrumming with thick thread and ZAM compound to polish hard to reach areas.

A tip from @maxbennettjewellery for using Busch twincut concave burs to round and shorten wire ends, compared with cup burs.

Learn how the Speed Brite ionic cleaner removes dirt and tarnish without heat or abrasion, so it is safe for soft stones.

A tip from @kkmetalwerk4640 for setting a box lid over a wastebasket to catch precious metal dust without a bench drawer.

A tip from @southboundsmith for drawing center reference lines and tracing the bezel so stamps land where you want them.

A tip from @metalformsca for covering finished surfaces with painters tape to prevent scratches while stone setting.

A tip from @meg_girard for storing chain spools in a dental chain organizer with silica gel packs to measure easily and prevent tarnish.

A tip from @meritmade for setting T pins in a Solderite pad and using a third hand for downward pressure to solder spoon handles.

A tip from @bluebeadedcrows for writing the current blade size on painters tape on your saw frame so you never lose track.

Learn how a dapping block domes a circle into a cup with annealing between strikes, and how it rounds ring bands and jump rings.

Learn to form tiny oval bezels from 1mm square wire with pliers, chamfer the edge, and hammer set the cabochon.

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