A tip from @areteadorned on grinding a blackhead removal tool paper thin to pry a bezel open and remove a stone without damage.

Why melting clean gold scrap into a 10mm sheet ingot mold from Pepetools is economical, and how its design makes pouring easy.

A tip from @theschoolofjewellery.ie on screwing two emery discs together on a mandrel to taper brooch and lapel pin wire evenly.

A tip from @fronterajewelry on texturing annealed metal in a rolling mill with tissue paper, sandpaper or leaves, and cleaning the rollers after.

A tip from @theresaapplegatejewelry on reshaping or gently stretching a single chain link over a tapered tool to fit a jump ring.

A process from @aureafinejewellery for a double bezel eternity band: flatten with a valve stem, fuse the rings and drill on a wood mandrel.

Tips from @samanthaslaterstudio on dividing your studio into zones and placing tools by how often you use them.

A tip from @marquisjewelryacademy on using an over the door hand towel bar to keep pliers organized and within reach.

A thrifted storage tip from kkmetalwerk4640 on keeping jewelry files in a craft scissor carousel with holes drilled for the handles.

Tips for EVE Pop-On sanding discs from @gesswein.jewelry: clean solder around ear posts, flip the abrasive and run at a slower speed.

A tip from @martindenoch on cutting tiny notches inside a bezel so it bends sharply at the corners of a hexagon stone.

How clamping ring and bezel mandrels in a vise, wrapped in leather if needed, frees your hands for stone setting and shaping.

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