Small Tools

Learn to harden and temper your own custom-shaped jewelry tools. By master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain. Filmed in full HD 1080p....

Learn how to quickly identify whether a piece of steel has the quality you need for making jewelry tools. By...

Charles Lewton-Brain often hears about the difficulties novice blacksmiths encounter when using forging hammers for foldforming. See how he solves...

This article lists the basic tools found in a standard Western Goldsmith's toolbox.

Originally published under the title: Selecting the Correct Saw Blade This article provides and describes useful tips for selecting the...

Japanese chasing tools are made from steel blanks available in Japan called tagane. Japanese chasing hammers are lightweight with long...

This article is about creating and sharpening gravers before using for your work or project as described by Tom Weishaar....

Gravers are small cutting tools used for stone setting, texturing, de-burring and applying decorative embellishments and traditional hand engraving. Steps...

Chasing and repousse is carried out on various surfaces using steel punches to strike and manipulate sheet metal or cast...

This article lists the basic tools someone learning stonesetting might want to have around. One would of course add to...

Pitch is used all over the world by goldsmiths and silversmiths to hold metal in place while working it with...

Euro Tool, Inc. offers a wide variety of innovative and standard holding device's to make working at the bench easier,...

Tim McCreight answers 13 of the questions about stone-setting tools most frequently asked by his metalsmithing students.

Like most bench jewelers I do a lot of bead setting and like most bench jewelers I take pride in...

These are the jewelry-making tools you'll need for fold forming.

When one gets a new file one traditionally dips it in alcohol and sets fire to it to burn off...

Casting is the most important method of commercial jewelry production. Even for small workshops, lost-wax casting is often the fastest...

Euro Tool, Inc. has developed five wax tool kits and a cordless wax pen for the overall improvement of wax...

This paper describes two simple methods of creating a shield to be used on the end of a Foredom handpiece....

Myth: Magnesia blocks are superior soldering surfaces to charcoal blocks: A topic that seems to raise a fair amount of...

The mantra of polishing jewelry is the shinier the better - and obtaining polishing perfection takes skill and practice. It...

Small, fine drill bits used for jewelry making will become dull with normal use. Worn cutting edges make tasks more...

Dental probes and knives make good wax tools. Your local dentist or dental hygienist or school for the same can...

Dapping tools are punches with a ball shaped end. As they are used to dome metal discs and making halves...

I make all my own wax carving tools and hot wax tools.I have done this since the early 1970's when...

Stone-in-place casting is growing in practice with manufacturers and retail manufacturing operations taking advantage of these labor saving techniques. Stone-in-place...

Stakes are objects used for shaping metal over, on and into. Hammers or mallets are used to form the metal...

Tweezers are a constant in a jeweler's life, particularly in these safety conscious times. Tweezer use can help reduce your...

By Old burs can serve a number of useful purposes in daily bench work. Here are two tips from jewelers...

As well as being used for chasing they may also be used as punches to make textures. A stamp or...

Our castings can be flawless, our assembly precise, and our settings secure -- but let any surface go a bit...

Hoover ' Strong, Inc. in Richmond, VA provides a line of Tru-Seat settings that include solitaire earrings, pendants and solitaire...

In working on jewelry there are many tasks that seem simple - you just do it and don't think about...

This article lists the following useful bench tools for jewelers including contact information where they can be purchased or ordered....

3M Radial Bristle Discs were introduced to the jewelry industry in 2000. Additional discs and end brushes have been added...

how one of 3M's radial bristle discs to a non-jeweler friend, and you are almost guaranteed to get a lukewarm...

A sharp graver can improve cutting performance at the bench. There are several approaches to use when detailing a graver,...

This selected list describes a number of small, easily made tools which can improve efficiency, speed and ease of working...

Of all the burs used on a setters bench, my one good true friend is the bud bur. Why? Because...

Sheet Metal Tool Modification, Look for: WISS Hand Seamer (as LAST resort BRAMEC or VISE-GRIP) sheet metal bending tools and...

Hammers are an essential part of silversmithing and goldsmithing. While one can buy hammers ready made one can also do...

Stonesetters frequently convert and and reuse tools intended for other purposes. Often when a tool is needed they will cast...

Many tools sold in model/hobby stores can be used for jewelry making. During a recent visit to a hobby shop,...

For polishing it is recommended to use primarily bristle brushes for most of the removal work and to follow up...

This is a great modification of pliers to give you a tool that mimics the shape of your thumb and...

3M XR wheels, formerly known as XK wheels are ideal for sprue removal and smooth deburring with minor surface reduction....

These pliers notch round prongs easily to a given depth and replace a bur for the job. They are made...

Bench jewelers hate to throw out used tools. By training and by nature we try to conserve the materials we...

Ergonomics is the safe and effective relationship between a worker and the work environment. For the bench jeweler who spends...

A bench jeweler typically uses a split mandrel to sand and finish the inside of a ring. Various grits of...

Ask for a catalog with an English supplement. Order by surface if a heavy order as shipping from Germany is...

While it is clearly impossible to give a set of rules for each tool and procedure that goldsmiths use, this...

Shaping a bezel on stakes is a process of forming the metal by stretching. First the metal is bent with...

Down on your bench, look: It’s a file. It’s a bur. It’s Super Tool! At first it seemed so ordinary....

Jewelers have been going green for many years by recycling old or worn-out tools into something new and useful. Setting...

This paper describes the conversion of dental tools into wax engraving tools, how they are held and how they are...

When beginning to do tube settings, the first thing anyone should do is buy a "Setters Tube Holder" which appears...

Jewelers and metalsmiths have had to make their own tools throughout the ages to accomplish different tasks at the jeweler's...

I like to hold small pieces of metal with a clamp that allows me to file hands free. I feel...

Ever spent way too much time trying to retrieve tiny jump rings, links, or other small parts out of a...

Beading tools and dot punches lose their form and become dull as you use them. You can recondition a tool...

Editor's Note: Want to know how to make a bench jeweler's day? Send him a box full of new tools...

One persistent daily challenge a bench jeweler faces is trying to figure out the best way to hold onto tiny,...

Foredom has redesigned the popular Series SR Flexible Shaft motor. It has more power/torque and is rated at 1/6 HP...

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized 3 Jaw Chuck to mount on a Benchmate for hands free trimming &...

This is the first in a two-part series on green bench tips shared by jewelers who are taking an eco-friendlier...

Steve Satow shares his procedure on customized bench tools such as 3 prong or peg head holder & wax stone...

With these pliers you can pre polish platinum and gold peg heads of any shape. Remove any nicks one prong...

Here iss a nice little tool that makes use of an old setting bur. If you take the bottom teeth...