Jewelry & Metalsmithing Tools

Jewelry and metalsmithing tools have changed little since early man began creating jewelry. Most jewelry and metalsmithing tools can be found at your local hardware store, local bead shop or jewelry supply house.

Jewelry Saw and Blades

A jewelry saw is used to cut sheet metal and other raw materials. Three screws hold the saw blades in the frame of most jewelry saws. Different-sized saw blades are needed for different gauge materials.

Files

Use files to smooth out the edges of metal and other materials cut with a jewelry saw.

Sandpaper

Different grits of sandpaper remove tool and fabrication marks and polish jewelry.

Drill and Drill Bits

Use a drill and drill bits to create holes in jewelry. Holes are needed to attach findings and to saw the interior space of metal.

Torch

Use a torch to anneal, fuse or solder metal.

Pickle and Pickle Pot

Use chemical pickle to remove oxidation formed on metal when it is heated with a torch to anneal, fuse or solder. House the pickle in a pickle pot to warm the chemical and hasten the removal of oxides.

References

• "The Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition"; Tim McCreight; 2005
• "Metalsmithing"; Robert Ebendorf, Michael Jerry, and Thomas Markusen; 1973
• "Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing"; Tim McCreight; 1997
• "Jewelry Concepts and Technology"; Oppi Untracht; 1982
• "The Complete Book of Jewelry Making"; Carles Codina; 2006

Resources

• The Ganoksin Project
• You Tube: RioGrande1944's Channel: Jewelry Making Videos