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  March 2, 2013

  How to use Copperfoil

  Edmund Massow - March 2, 2013 - 0 replies

  Here you see some examples how to use copper foil
  See attachement
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  October 15, 2012

  TAB SETTING TUTORIAL with Chris Hierholzer

  Trish White - March 10, 2012 - 0 replies

  TAB SETTING with Chris...  moreTAB SETTING with Chris Hierholzer
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
   
  TAB SETTING is an ancient technique that was used for setting stones, enamels, repoussé and fragile objects. It is used in our modern times with most of the products that we use in everyday life. This dem...  
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  October 1, 2012

  Annealing Metal 101

  Trish White - October 1, 2012 - 0 replies

  To prevent overheating Copper or Silver when annealing it, mark it with a felt tip pen.
  When the mark disappears, it is hot enough.
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  June 2, 2012

  Basic TIPS and TOOLS for cutting & sawing Metal - Kate Richbourg

  Trish White - June 2, 2012 - 0 replies

  This is a wonderful tutorial by Kate Richbourg, contributing writer for Jewelry Making Daily on Simple tips for the beginner metalsmith on the selection and use of snips, cutters, and saw blades.
  
  www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2012/06/01/...
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  May 24, 2012

  BRAIN PRESS BOOKS by Charles Lewton Brain

  Trish White - May 24, 2012 - 0 replies

  BRAIN PRESS BOOKS FOR SALE:http://www.brainpress.com/Books.html
  Our books are for education. Brain Press publishes the results of Charles Lewton-Brain's research in the form of books and videos, usually on metal working and goldsmithing. Brain Press con...
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  May 10, 2012

  Minimize Warping

  Edmund Massow - May 10, 2012 - 0 replies

  In 1986 I wrote in "Glass on Metal" the description "Preparing Thin Gauge Sheet Copper To Minimize Warpage As It is Enameled". It is specially qualified for larger wall plates. This is a professional Methode, but it is a lot of work. If you are intereste...
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  May 10, 2012

  Doming larger coppersheets

  Edmund Massow - May 10, 2012 - 0 replies

  Click HERE to see a description how to dome larger copper shhets.
  Edmund
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  April 6, 2012

  The Zen of Sanding Enamels

  Trish White - March 24, 2012 - 0 replies

  For many artists trying to fit a jewelry studio of tools, machinery, and product into a closet size space, it can be a very daunting experience and limited at most. Not to mention, the disadvantage of not having a slop sink near by. 
  Stoning
   My studio st...
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  March 23, 2012

  Solder Temperatures

  Trish White - March 23, 2012 - 0 replies

  Soldering-2-Downloadable.pdf
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  March 23, 2012

  POLISHING - with Lexi Erickson

  Trish White - March 20, 2012 - 0 replies

  Metalsmithing Techniques: Learn the Zen of the Process for Hand-Finishing Metal Jewelry...  moreMetalsmithing Techniques: Learn the Zen of the Process for Hand-Finishing Metal Jewelry
  
  
  
  
   
  Nightfall on the Mesa Shaman pendant in sterling silver and copper by Lexi Erickson
  
  
   
   
  
  
  
  Everyone knows my favorite jewelry-making technique is solder...