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on February 17, 2008 at 1:33 pm | Reply Debbe Bloom

Hi,

I hope you can help…somewhere on line I have seen some hammers for making jewelry which have patterns on their heads…now I cannot find that site anymore,,,can you help? Many thanks,Debbe
on February 18, 2008 at 10:21 am | Reply bethmillner

Debbe, I would suggest Rio Grande or Metaliferous.
on November 26, 2008 at 8:50 pm | Reply Suzanne

Hi. I am trying to get a custom cross necklace made. Just a regular metal or silver is fine. Do you do that?
on December 30, 2008 at 11:00 pm | Reply lins

hey,

i’ve got a “how to” question about hammering. I’m bezeling a piece and i want to have some lines coming out from the bezel on the backplate. how would i go about doing that?

thanks,
lins
on December 31, 2008 at 3:09 pm | Reply bethmillner

Hi Lins,

I would stamp the metal back plate before soldering the bezel to it. You can purchase stamping/dapping tools from many jewelry supply stores. You can also make your own from a large steel nail sanded to a line shape with a belt sander, or a pieces of mild or tool steel. Or you could use a large flat head screw driver as a stamp.

I made my own stamping tools in a blacksmithing class, maybe I will photograph them and show some pictures in the future.

~Beth

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