Introduction When you shape metal, such as around a mandrel or in a form, it will start to become tougher. The metal doesn’t feel tougher because your starting to get tried from bending it, it is actually getting tougher because as the metal is formed by the hammer or by bending the bonds start to [...]
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Introduction 18-gauge silver sheet is by far my favorite gauge of silver sheet. There are several reasons for this preference. First, I like to make pendants, you may have noticed that my Etsy shop it is dominated by pendants. Every jeweler has their favorite thing to make, for me it has been pendants since the [...]
Introduction The other day I was researching looking at jewelry blogs when I discovered Open Source Minerals an ethical supplier of metals, diamonds and gemstones. I am not endorsing this company because I haven’t used them. I don’t have the money right now or the tools to use their materials, which I will explain later [...]
A quick guide to 14, 18, 20, 22 and 24 gauge silver sheet and its different purposes.
A blog post on the different places to buy silver sheet
