Learn what a nylon dead blow mallet does: strong blows with little rebound to bend, shape and flatten metal without marks.

A tip from @emilieshapirojewelry for wrapping hammered brass wire around a wax pen tip to build up wax precisely in small spaces.

A podcast conversation with @thewildpine about growing a full time jewelry business on Instagram.

A tip from @martindenoch for fixing a too tight bezel by rolling a drill bit inside it on a steel block.

Learn to polish chain by hand over a nail in the bench, since flex shafts and polishing machines can grab and wrap chain.

Why reviews keep my book in print, some recent reviews, and how to leave one or buy a copy.

A tip from @lynetteandreasenjewelry for giving an old solderite board new life, with a mask and clean up, plus facts about solderite.

A tip from @rollindesignspuglia for grinding a broken drill bit with a pink stone bur to make a handy sanding drum.

A tip from @trailfolkdesigns for dividing wooden drawers with cut bamboo sticks and labeling each stone type.

A tip from Lucy on how to set a stone when its height is not the same all the way around the bezel.

A podcast episode on viral tips from @scottjamesjewelry, @kathrynreidjewellery and @jo_mako, and the upsides and downsides of going viral.

A tip from @belightfulmaui on keeping set stones underwater to protect them from heat while soldering in gold to size up a band.

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