Learn how to shape a cheap chisel into a line stamp with diamond cards or sandpaper, then polish it on a Ceragloss wheel for shiny impressions.

A tip from @goudsmederijlamoon for hammering through sandpaper to give metal a simple texture.

A tip from @the_alkaimist for scoring measured lines into a solderite board and filling them with graphite to solder parts on straight.

A tip from @coloradocenterformetalarts for using Babybel cheese wax as saw lube and to hold a stone while forming a bezel.

A tip from @emilymarquisdesigns for coiling links on wooden dowels or taped coffee stirrers, then sawing them open with the wood still inside.

A tip from @moonandforge for marking one inch increments on a slide out arm rest so chain lengths are quick to measure.

A tip from @cabrinachanningsilverworks for prepolishing the back of a piece and covering it with masking tape while setting and polishing bezels.

Learn how the Pepe ring stretcher and reducer resizes fabricated bands without marring, and how small stretches evenly work harden a ring.

A tip from @ashleyweberdesigns for hammering an indentation into the end grain of a pine 2x4 to make a small forming stake.

A tip from @moonhoney.jewelry for embedding prongs in Jett Sett compound so you can shorten and clean them up without bending them.

A tip from @vaguely_samantha for taping cabochons to labeled index cards in baseball card sleeves so a binder becomes a flip book of stones.

Learn how taping toilet paper over a light source diffuses it and removes glare when photographing shiny jewelry and cabochons.

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