A review of the Green Lion saw frame: easier blade tensioning, an ergonomic handle and reversible screws for using a tube jig.

@thebenchmarkcollection solders a jump ring onto 1mm box chain step by step, then cleans up the joint with burs and radial wheels.

A tip from @jessiephoenix: store small burs and bits on a knife magnet, with holes drilled in the top for drill bits.

Learn to position chains for photos with a small watercolor brush and drape them over a clear round jar outside the frame.

@lucywalkerjewellery walks through flush setting: drilling, opening the seat with ball and bud burs, sizing the setting bur and burnishing.

@azetama winds steel wool around a toothpick to polish inside details with a Dremel or flex shaft, then washes off steel bits.

@piecesofstarrjewelry rakes her polishing wheels clean with a steel bristle file brush.

Learn what each Luxor compound does, from pink for scratches and firescale to yellow and orange finals, and why to label buffs by metal.

A tip from @quietsparkle: cut plain 28g bezel wire with decorative craft scissors to make decorative bezels.

Learn to round earring wire tips with a concave cone bur, then shape and polish them with AdvantEdge polishers.

@meritmade bends Knew Concepts titanium soldering strips easily with ring bending pliers, which also close heavy gauge bands.

@thesovereigncrow uses bendable Knew Concepts titanium soldering strips to hold wire flat on sheet while soldering wide bands.

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