Introduction Cutting designs in metal has always been a popular form of creating simple yet elegant jewelry pieces. People often cut the shapes of countries, states, animals, and other items that have personal meaning. An area that many metalworkers ignore is the metal behind stone settings, but this area is perfect for cutouts. Some stones [...]
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One of the best uses for a flex shaft is to drill holes. The first step is to use the center punch to make a spot. The primary reason that you do this is to make a place where the drill bit can rest. If you don’t make a dimple with the center punch it [...]
Introduction 24 gauge silver sheet is pretty thin. Actually it is about as thin as you can easily work with. At about 26 gauge and higher the metal is so thin it kind of becomes like tin foil. I know some amazing artists who work with very thin gauge silver and produce really amazing work. [...]
A brief review of the Rio Grande Catalog and Website
