Learn to file a v groove for crisp 90 degree corners in thick bezel wire for square stones, check with a square and reinforce with solder.

A tip from @blueglassdesign for using folded non slip rug padding to cushion a setting and stop it sliding while setting stones.

Learn to blacken engraved gold with Black Antique patina that needs no lacquer, and remove it from raised areas with Aul Solvent.

A tip from @georgiavaridakis for carving wax rings pinched on a sizer in a rotating engraving vise to free both hands.

A quick tip that some polishing compounds, like Zam, come in push pop style containers you push up to use.

Learn to bur an indentation into a solderite board so a jump ring sits straight and centered while soldering it to castings.

Step by step tips from @thenomadicpine for fusing silver dust in layers, and how to tell if you have underheated or overheated.

My experience taking a week of ring engraving with @laynezuelke at @grstools, and encouragement to pursue the skills you want.

A tip from @thewildpine for balling fine or Argentium silver with a small hot flame to get clean, pit free balls for hinges.

A process video from @kathrynreidjewellery showing wax working techniques used to make her Horse Nose Ring.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for setting touching bezels by chamfering them and using a wedge tool and a modified hammer handpiece anvil.

A tip from @makeitwithkim: bevel sharp edges on new setting tools with an aluminium oxide stone, then sand and polish them smooth.

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