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Making Your Own Jewelry Series Part 5
Friday is here and we are fast approaching the weekend! To top it off, it is a holiday weekend! I wonder if you have plans to go somewhere or you are just going to enjoy the time off at home. We are going to spend it with friends and I am very much looking forward to that. Friday also means we are on the last day of our series on Jewelry making. I hope you have taken away something useful and that it has given you another opportunity to create!
Today we are going to wrap up this series and talk about two kinds of jewelry making using metal. The first is metal work. This is one of the hardest to do from home as it deals with large equipment as well as other tools, but it can also bring forth the most money as it is more valuable than the other types of jewelry. In just the tools, you will need to make an initial investment of 150 to 200 dollars. Your instructor will generally give you a list of basic tools when you take a class on it and most schools have the larger equipment so that does not have to be purchased until you decide if this is an investment you want to make.
I am just going to list the basic tools as it would take me two more pages just to describe all of them and what they are used for. One book that comes highly recommended is The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight. This is one that you will continue to use and refer to throughout the years. I would start off by having a basic tool or tackle box to keep all of your stuff together. Here is what would need to go in it: a jewelers saw frame, a bench pin, saw blades, bees wax for rubbing on the blades, set of pliers, flux, solder, brush, a large file and a set of needle files, a vise, a pin point torch tip with a propane tank kit, a raw hide hammer, a ring mandrel, an optivisor which lets you examine your work up close, and a tool that is called a third hand. That is quite a list!
The other type of metal work would be called jewelry casting. This is where you make charms, pendants or rings by using a wax mold. The pattern (the wax mold) is weighed so that you know how much metal to use, and then it is attached to a base and then they are put in a flask. A mixture that is called investment is poured over it after all the air bubbles have been removed from it and it has to dry for at least 2 hours. There are a few more steps before you piece is finished but that is the basic premise.
I hope you have received enough information to spark your interest and get you started. The internet has a wealth of knowledge and www.traderlou.com offers some of the basic supplies in beadwork to get you started on your new hobby or possible career! Have a great Labor Day weekend.
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