A tip from @artyrtyrkerson for grooving a pre-curved sizing insert to sit under slight tension and soldering with stones under water.

A tip from @kristalavonasdesigns for holding work in Jett Set on the aluminum T plate from a GRS ring clamp to set bezels.

A tip from @on_u_designs for keeping setting, ball and hart burs in numbered order in a labeled tray to save measuring time.

A tip from @harmonizejewelry for storing wire spools in a ribbon organizer box that feeds wire out through side slots.

Learn how a compact photo light box with adjustable lighting reduces shadows on shiny jewelry, and simple edits for a whiter background.

A tip from Laura Niblack of @thewildpine for using cut Kaiser Lee boards to hold and protect prongs while soldering.

The fifth Society Chat interview, with Laura Niblack of @thewildpine, including a talk about mental health and resources.

A tip from @innershelter for sawing a rough notch in the bench edge and filling it with beeswax so lubricant is always at hand.

A roundup of community flush setting submissions for the monthly challenge, with a call to vote on May's theme.

Corkie gives a live tour of her new studio space.

A tip from @knotandsplice for keeping a boric acid and alcohol firescale mix in a tight lidded pill bottle to limit evaporation.

Learn to cut a backplate, push prongs into a Kaiser Lee board to solder them all at once, then shape and set the cabochon.

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