2,655 Tips From The Community

Here is a tip for texturing metal from @makeitkimtoday - “Cupcake wrappers are cheap and come in lots of intricate designs. Any laser cut paper...

Here is a tip for soldering a bezel onto a curved surface from @theloveleighlocket - “If you want to incorporate a bezel into a wide band ring and...

Here is a tip for making round bezels: after you solder them closed you can use a ring mandrel or smaller bezel mandrel to gently hammer them into...

Here is a little how-to video on cleaning your bench and sending your scraps to the refiner from @meritmadeworkshop - “Recycle ♻️ your silver! (Be...

This is a review of what was inside the May 2020   box! It had some gorgeous rose cut labradorites from Silver Fantasy Inc. It also...

For this week’s I’m showing off Grid Soldering Boards from @silversmithingretreat these boards are asbestos-free, flame resistant hard soldering...

Here is a plier holder for your bench from @littleoscilla -“This is my diy bench modification/organization I made for my pliers, making them...

Here is a sanding tip from @flowmke2 - “ for sanding small, flat pieces: Make a small handle out of painters tape. Works great! Saves fingertips!...

Shoutouts to everyone who has continued to support me in running Metalsmith Society. When you show up, when you like a post, when you ask a...

Here is a studio tip from @sinead_cleary_jewelry - “Instead of using regular paper towels, I use these shop towels. I get them from Napa Autoparts....

Here is a soldering tip from @lucywalkerjewellery - She takes 20 gauge copper squares uses them as soldering props! In one example she keep her...

Here is a chain making tutorial from @richdrop.gr - “This is my "how to" on foxtail chain! 1) Fire this silver to get soft. Make the jump rings,...